Shining Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €9.393,61, raw the card sits at €1.929,82 — 4,9× as much. Of 1.124 copies already graded, 22 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €4.427,72 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 36 auctions the median was €2.060,26, across 21 fixed-price sales €1.276,35. Auctions therefore fetched about 61 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €680,10 and €1.273,94, with a median of €836,30. 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 €300,46. Offers well below €180,28 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.