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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $316.89, raw the card sits at $10.64 — 29,8× as much. Of 621 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 16 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $64.71 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 210 auctions the median was $5.32, across 480 fixed-price sales $7.85. Fixed price therefore fetched about 47 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.91 and $10.18, with a median of $7.03. 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 $3.46. Offers well below $2.07 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 $8.45 (43), Italian $6.81 (13), English $5.93 (707). German fetches about 43 % 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.