Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €500,76, raw the card sits at €3,06 — 163,6× as much. Of 380 copies already graded, 37 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €221,63 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 42 auctions the median was €1,72, across 173 fixed-price sales €2,61. Fixed price therefore fetched about 52 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €1,86 and €3,14, with a median of €2,35. 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 €1,43. Offers well below €0,86 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 €3,10 (25), Italian €2,94 (38), English €2,73 (153). French fetches about 40 % 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.