Team Rocket's Articuno

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €127,32, raw the card sits at €1,74 — 73,2× as much. Of 144 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 12 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €108,69 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 8 auctions the median was €4,83, across 42 fixed-price sales €1,85. Auctions therefore fetched about 161 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €1,39 and €3,13, with a median of €1,85. 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 €1,00. Offers well below €0,60 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 €1,85 (50), English €1,59 (98). French fetches about 16 % 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.