Cynthia's Ambition

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $68.19, raw the card sits at $10.34 — 6.6× as much. Of 2.692 copies already graded, 48 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $41.74 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 109 auctions the median was $9.39, across 281 fixed-price sales $13.71. Fixed price therefore fetched about 46 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $10.58 and $15.11, with a median of $12.68. 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 $7.84. Offers well below $4.70 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 $11.93 (500), German $9.31 (24), French $5.25 (10). English fetches about 127 % 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.