Squirtle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €189,87, raw the card sits at €31,99 — 5,9× as much. Of 12.922 copies already graded, 75 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €156,02 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 143 auctions the median was €29,71, across 164 fixed-price sales €36,01. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €25,64 and €36,00, with a median of €28,94. 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 €23,18. Offers well below €13,91 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: German €35,40 (16), Italian €28,30 (30), English €26,28 (154). German fetches about 35 % 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.