Squirtle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €356,96, raw the card sits at €99,30 — 3,6× as much. Of 37.525 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €209,16 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 289 auctions the median was €93,00, across 555 fixed-price sales €102,56. 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 €83,70 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 €71,99. Offers well below €43,19 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 €97,65 (585), German €90,00 (92), French €80,00 (21). English fetches about 22 % 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.