Elesa's Sparkle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $56.18, raw the card sits at $16.64 — 3,4× as much. Of 4.812 copies already graded, 53 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $40.22 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 85 auctions the median was $14.77, across 277 fixed-price sales $18.59. Fixed price therefore fetched about 26 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.59 and $19.99, with a median of $16.74. 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 $11.82. Offers well below $7.09 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 $18.87 (20), English $14.77 (421). German fetches about 28 % 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.