Ethan's Magcargo

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $61.47, raw the card sits at $4.91 — 12.5× as much. Of 3.074 copies already graded, 65 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $46.08 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 240 auctions the median was $6.91, across 744 fixed-price sales $8.17. 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 $6.25 and $9.62, with a median of $7.73. 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 $5.03. Offers well below $3.02 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 $10.86 (42), German $8.94 (96), Italian $7.98 (14). French fetches about 115 % 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.