Squirtle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €856,69, raw the card sits at €7,48 — 114,5× as much. Of 4.892 copies already graded, 12 % received a 10 and 22 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €205,55 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 75 auctions the median was €3,40, across 289 fixed-price sales €4,09. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €2,17 and €5,67, with a median of €3,28. 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 €1,39. Offers well below €0,83 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 €6,99 (18), Japanese €4,31 (18), German €3,57 (26). French fetches about 167 % 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.