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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $48.77, raw the card sits at $8.76 — 5,6× as much. Of 610 copies already graded, 51 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.79 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 28 auctions the median was $6.43, across 216 fixed-price sales $8.82. Fixed price therefore fetched about 37 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $7.75 and $9.80, with a median of $8.73. 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 $5.98. Offers well below $3.59 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 $8.97 (10), English $8.32 (312). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.