Surfing Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €339,46, raw the card sits at €11,18 — 30,4× as much. Of 10.790 copies already graded, 19 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €106,13 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 220 auctions the median was €8,93, across 407 fixed-price sales €10,35. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €7,00 and €11,68, with a median of €9,29. 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 €5,12. Offers well below €3,07 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: French €14,05 (10), Italian €10,32 (29), English €8,79 (438). French fetches about 60 % 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.