Electrode

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $175.01, raw the card sits at $18.26 — 9,6× as much. Of 191 copies already graded, 37 % received a 10 and 38 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $135.45 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 6 auctions the median was $10.25, across 36 fixed-price sales $12.92. Fixed price therefore fetched about 26 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $10.41 and $18.35, with a median of $12.64. 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 $8.81. Offers well below $5.29 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.