Emcee's Hype

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $38.57, raw the card sits at $2.97 — 13.0× as much. Of 1.096 copies already graded, 57 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $27.44 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 83 auctions the median was $2.95, across 410 fixed-price sales $3.13. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $2.51 and $4.36, with a median of $3.20. 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 $1.94. Offers well below $1.17 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 $5.93 (12), German $3.92 (38), English $2.88 (712). French fetches about 106 % 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.