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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $20,202, raw the card sits at $916.37 — 22,0× as much. Of 910 copies already graded, 7 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $5,724 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 $845.61, across 82 fixed-price sales $469.05. Auctions therefore fetched about 80 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $242.03 and $577.51, with a median of $395.67. 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 $189.11. Offers well below $113.46 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 $879.14 (81), German $392.87 (22). English fetches about 124 % 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.