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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $798.33, raw the card sits at $45.45 — 17,6× as much. Of 19.936 copies already graded, 24 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $259.53 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 121 auctions the median was $46.15, across 316 fixed-price sales $48.53. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $39.29 and $52.19, with a median of $45.28. 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 $33.41. Offers well below $20.04 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: Italian $44.83 (23), English $44.08 (432), French $42.50 (61). Italian fetches about 12 % 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.