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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $195.47, raw the card sits at $21.07 — 9.3× as much. Of 29.859 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 55 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $79.55 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 590 auctions the median was $25.38, across 1244 fixed-price sales $27.34. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $21.21 and $29.06, with a median of $24.58. 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 $19.11. Offers well below $11.47 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 $33.46 (106), Italian $26.28 (109), German $26.27 (279). French fetches about 59 % 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.