Charmander

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $610.83, raw the card sits at $48.58 — 12,6× as much. Of 49.457 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 48 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $227.03 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 137 auctions the median was $61.82, across 357 fixed-price sales $67.15. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $55.59 and $72.96, with a median of $62.64. 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 $48.12. Offers well below $28.87 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 $103.61 (39), Japanese $52.32 (14), German $50.51 (182). Italian fetches about 112 % 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.