Tirtouga

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $554.16, raw the card sits at $33.33 — 16,6× as much. Of 572 copies already graded, 19 % received a 10 and 60 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $151.64 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 95 auctions the median was $25.79, across 329 fixed-price sales $29.03. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $19.32 and $35.08, with a median of $27.10. 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 $15.72. Offers well below $9.43 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 $32.67 (461), German $27.30 (30). English fetches about 20 % 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.