Squirtle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €351,91, raw the card sits at €99,74 — 3,5× as much. Of 37.525 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €207,73 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 288 auctions the median was €93,11, across 552 fixed-price sales €102,90. 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 €82,67 and €106,95, with a median of €96,09. 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 €70,85. Offers well below €42,51 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: English €99,39 (558), German €86,00 (91), French €80,00 (21). English fetches about 24 % 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.