Dark Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $8,153, raw the card sits at $314.06 — 26.0× as much. Of 8.104 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,074 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 145 auctions the median was $282.39, across 167 fixed-price sales $320.65. Fixed price therefore fetched about 14 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $145.68 and $284.37, with a median of $214.03. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $90.77. Offers well below $54.46 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: English $254.24 (129), German $191.75 (35), Italian $112.69 (12). English fetches about 126 % more.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.