Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €516,98, raw the card sits at €79,05 — 6,5× as much. Of 32.994 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €214,70 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 392 auctions the median was €71,79, across 733 fixed-price sales €78,89. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €35,21 and €81,64, with a median of €69,97. 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 €26,97. Offers well below €16,18 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: German €84,72 (49), English €74,99 (769), French €43,06 (13). German fetches about 173 % 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.