Simisear VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $172.52, raw the card sits at $33.03 — 5.2× as much. Of 6.425 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $112.59 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 77 auctions the median was $28.17, across 359 fixed-price sales $34.71. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $27.23 and $35.02, with a median of $31.46. 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 $23.25. Offers well below $13.95 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 $28.17 (18), English $27.05 (339), French $26.83 (11). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.