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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,362, raw the card sits at $297.56 — 14,7× as much. Of 669 copies already graded, 12 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,336 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 60 auctions the median was $255.07, across 82 fixed-price sales $155.83. Auctions therefore fetched about 64 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $65.86 and $168.37, with a median of $105.63. 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 $46.56. Offers well below $27.94 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: English $165.83 (74), German $72.02 (11). English fetches about 130 % 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.