Emcee's Hype

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $48.10, raw the card sits at $3.47 — 13,9× as much. Of 1.206 copies already graded, 61 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $34.46 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 56 auctions the median was $3.20, across 181 fixed-price sales $5.20. Fixed price therefore fetched about 62 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.90 and $5.05, with a median of $3.52. 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 $2.21. Offers well below $1.33 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 $5.96 (12), German $3.94 (38), English $3.32 (469). French fetches about 79 % 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.