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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $422.46, raw the card sits at $7.27 — 58,1× as much. Of 7.715 copies already graded, 28 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $151.57 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 21 auctions the median was $1.95, across 66 fixed-price sales $1.95. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $1.56 and $2.94, with a median of $1.98. 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 $1.12. Offers well below $0.67 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: German $4.20 (17), English $3.33 (307). German fetches about 26 % 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.