Machop

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $82.22, raw the card sits at $1.84 — 44,7× as much. Of 2.822 copies already graded, 18 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $47.28 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 21 auctions the median was $3.19, across 39 fixed-price sales $2.05. Auctions therefore fetched about 55 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $1.48 and $2.95, with a median of $1.95. 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 $1.12. Offers well below $0.67 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: Japanese $3.12 (10), English $1.95 (60). Japanese fetches about 60 % 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.