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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $69.02, raw the card sits at $3.85 — 17,9× as much. Of 2.804 copies already graded, 36 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $37.84 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 96 auctions the median was $2.81, across 303 fixed-price sales $4.14. Fixed price therefore fetched about 48 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.95 and $4.73, with a median of $3.75. 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 $2.33. Offers well below $1.40 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 $8.67 (20), German $5.05 (96), Italian $4.31 (27). French fetches about 157 % 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.