Magmortar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $210.50, raw the card sits at $12.53 — 16,8× as much. Of 3.542 copies already graded, 36 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $94.89 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 113 auctions the median was $11.28, across 515 fixed-price sales $12.79. 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 $10.82 and $14.39, with a median of $12.36. 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 $9.65. Offers well below $5.79 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 $16.43 (31), Italian $13.47 (11), English $12.53 (710). German fetches about 31 % 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.