Pikachu VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €135,60, raw the card sits at €18,59 — 7,3× as much. Of 2.434 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €90,32 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 124 auctions the median was €29,15, across 288 fixed-price sales €19,74. Auctions therefore fetched about 48 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €16,74 and €21,72, with a median of €18,59. 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 €14,18. Offers well below €8,51 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 €27,33 (13), Italian €21,02 (52), English €18,60 (283). French fetches about 61 % 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.