Cynthia's Ambition

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $89.36, raw the card sits at $6.54 — 13.7× as much. Of 1.483 copies already graded, 50 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $55.41 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 52 auctions the median was $5.38, across 158 fixed-price sales $7.73. Fixed price therefore fetched about 44 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.84 and $8.31, with a median of $7.06. 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 $4.75. Offers well below $2.85 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 $8.91 (22), English $6.05 (298). German fetches about 47 % 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.