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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,471, raw the card sits at $397.45 — 3,7× as much. Of 9.895 copies already graded, 51 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,006 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 326 auctions the median was $532.08, across 524 fixed-price sales $590.20. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $427.19 and $600.46, with a median of $524.01. 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 $360.75. Offers well below $216.45 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: German $417.42 (24), English $397.22 (457), Italian $296.17 (18). German fetches about 41 % 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.