Larry's Staraptor

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $54.50, raw the card sits at $3.00 — 18.1× as much. Of 1.453 copies already graded, 70 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $43.69 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 242 auctions the median was $4.17, across 670 fixed-price sales $5.39. Fixed price therefore fetched about 29 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.90 and $6.36, with a median of $4.92. 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 $2.94. Offers well below $1.76 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 $6.75 (11), German $5.86 (73), English $4.15 (1038). French fetches about 63 % more.

Last Sold 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.