Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.049,84, raw the card sits at €4,64 — 226,3× as much. Of 2.086 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €254,47 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 34 auctions the median was €3,50, across 120 fixed-price sales €3,90. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €2,10 and €8,81, with a median of €3,26. 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 €1,60. Offers well below €0,96 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 €5,19 (136), French €4,93 (57), Italian €4,32 (42). English fetches about 74 % 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.