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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $141.60, raw the card sits at $14.59 — 9,7× as much. Of 7.681 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $73.67 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 222 auctions the median was $16.40, across 471 fixed-price sales $19.69. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.28 and $21.44, with a median of $16.92. 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 $11.18. Offers well below $6.71 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: French $28.17 (26), Italian $24.37 (10), German $21.33 (50). French fetches about 120 % 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.