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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,775, raw the card sits at $117.42 — 15,1× as much. Of 879 copies already graded, 8 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $410.10 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 67 auctions the median was $89.88, across 146 fixed-price sales $57.38. Auctions therefore fetched about 57 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $34.00 and $63.92, with a median of $44.73. 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 $24.55. Offers well below $14.73 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: English $73.59 (135), German $67.94 (21). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.