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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $13,825, raw the card sits at $360.00 — 38,4× as much. Of 1.254 copies already graded, 8 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,645 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 61 auctions the median was $132.54, across 112 fixed-price sales $235.15. Fixed price therefore fetched about 77 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $89.74 and $210.08, with a median of $140.30. 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 $45.35. Offers well below $27.21 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: German $404.74 (24), English $338.06 (68), Italian $145.41 (22). German fetches about 178 % 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.