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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $301.50, raw the card sits at $68.88 — 4,4× as much. Of 38.421 copies already graded, 31 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $143.71 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 397 auctions the median was $81.15, across 482 fixed-price sales $79.30. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $64.18 and $83.96, with a median of $73.07. 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 $58.83. Offers well below $35.30 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 $157.14 (16), French $96.14 (22), German $72.96 (88). Italian fetches about 135 % 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.