Deerling

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $262.54, raw the card sits at $29.89 — 8,8× as much. Of 4.342 copies already graded, 34 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $112.77 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 167 auctions the median was $31.77, across 390 fixed-price sales $38.68. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $30.07 and $43.14, with a median of $36.93. 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 $24.96. Offers well below $14.98 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: Italian $47.99 (47), French $33.66 (11), English $33.38 (552). Italian fetches about 99 % 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.