Piplup

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €478,67, raw the card sits at €56,24 — 8,5× as much. Of 6.411 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €169,38 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 98 auctions the median was €44,60, across 187 fixed-price sales €52,56. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €42,93 and €60,49, with a median of €51,15. 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 €32,92. Offers well below €19,75 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 €51,15 (307), Italian €43,15 (18), German €41,23 (27). 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.