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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $821.52, raw the card sits at $24.38 — 33,7× as much. Of 1.905 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $342.87 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 163 auctions the median was $14.00, across 401 fixed-price sales $15.28. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $10.28 and $19.39, with a median of $14.45. 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 $7.30. Offers well below $4.38 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 $16.92 (12), German $16.85 (19), English $14.76 (625). French fetches about 15 % 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.