Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $323.44, raw the card sits at $3.52 — 91,8× as much. Of 230 copies already graded, 41 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $190.24 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 19 auctions the median was $2.31, across 91 fixed-price sales $3.32. Fixed price therefore fetched about 44 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.31 and $3.85, with a median of $2.93. 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 $1.76. Offers well below $1.06 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 $3.54 (26), English $3.50 (193). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.