Pikachu VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €173,42, raw the card sits at €21,33 — 8,1× as much. Of 3.790 copies already graded, 63 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €126,97 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 11 auctions the median was €12,11, across 70 fixed-price sales €19,73. Fixed price therefore fetched about 63 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €13,79 and €22,14, with a median of €17,28. 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 €10,35. Offers well below €6,21 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: Italian €17,58 (33), English €14,47 (37). Italian fetches about 21 % 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.