Electrode

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,542, raw the card sits at $29.30 — 52,6× as much. Of 6.379 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $135.54 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 328 auctions the median was $14.78, across 446 fixed-price sales $19.03. Fixed price therefore fetched about 29 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $11.79 and $20.87, with a median of $16.07. 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 $8.87. Offers well below $5.32 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 $29.12 (17), German $19.43 (72), English $16.71 (790). French fetches about 162 % 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.