Pikachu & Zekrom GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $881.80, raw the card sits at $173.90 — 5,1× as much. Of 1.968 copies already graded, 50 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $553.14 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 61 auctions the median was $88.49, across 118 fixed-price sales $147.62. Fixed price therefore fetched about 67 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $76.32 and $146.70, with a median of $97.41. 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 $42.67. Offers well below $25.60 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.