Cynthia's Roserade

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $137.61, raw the card sits at $11.66 — 11,8× as much. Of 7.911 copies already graded, 28 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $56.34 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 256 auctions the median was $12.28, across 743 fixed-price sales $14.58. Fixed price therefore fetched about 19 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $11.67 and $15.71, with a median of $13.49. 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 $9.64. 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: French $17.44 (38), Italian $14.64 (20), English $10.37 (1025). French fetches about 73 % 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.