Fighting Energy

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $185.95, raw the card sits at $8.85 — 21,0× as much. Of 2.906 copies already graded, 28 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $80.39 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 87 auctions the median was $15.06, across 54 fixed-price sales $9.38. Auctions therefore fetched about 61 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $2.93 and $9.33, with a median of $5.86. 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 $2.04. Offers well below $1.23 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.