Deerling

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $403.89, raw the card sits at $12.52 — 32,3× as much. Of 713 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 62 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $127.28 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 89 auctions the median was $11.69, across 196 fixed-price sales $17.40. Fixed price therefore fetched about 49 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $11.21 and $19.94, with a median of $16.31. 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 $7.76. Offers well below $4.65 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: German $17.50 (29), English $15.85 (236), Japanese $11.29 (50). German fetches about 55 % 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.