Double Colorless Energy

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,595, raw the card sits at $37.29 — 42.8× as much. Of 1.719 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $382.95 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 67 auctions the median was $28.84, across 102 fixed-price sales $20.11. Auctions therefore fetched about 43 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $11.22 and $29.60, with a median of $18.66. 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 $6.74. Offers well below $4.04 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: English $24.41 (78), German $15.57 (23). English fetches about 57 % 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.