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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $12,846, raw the card sits at $275.39 — 46,6× as much. Of 1.349 copies already graded, 7 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,315 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 41 auctions the median was $157.25, across 73 fixed-price sales $234.54. Fixed price therefore fetched about 49 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $88.02 and $234.94, with a median of $139.70. 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 $49.08. Offers well below $29.45 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 $200.07 (10), English $160.83 (77). German fetches about 24 % 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.