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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $434.73, raw the card sits at $1.07 — 407,7× as much. Of 134 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $309.95 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 5 auctions the median was $9.40, across 23 fixed-price sales $3.36. Auctions therefore fetched about 180 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $2.28 and $5.60, with a median of $2.93. 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 $1.21. Offers well below $0.73 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.