Pikachu VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €305,44, raw the card sits at €90,18 — 3,4× as much. Of 18.008 copies already graded, 64 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €236,52 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 156 auctions the median was €181,35, across 274 fixed-price sales €87,68. Auctions therefore fetched about 107 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €71,57 and €96,47, with a median of €83,20. 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 €57,29. Offers well below €34,37 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: English €89,28 (312), German €55,98 (40). English fetches about 59 % 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.