Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.345,54, raw the card sits at €49,07 — 27,4× as much. Of 903 copies already graded, 46 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €926,49 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 49 auctions the median was €35,95, across 90 fixed-price sales €47,15. Fixed price therefore fetched about 31 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €21,94 and €49,19, with a median of €35,65. 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 €18,59. Offers well below €11,15 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 €44,64 (86), French €33,37 (20), German €20,37 (10). English fetches about 119 % 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.