Wally's Compassion

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $54.82, raw the card sits at $19.56 — 2,8× as much. Of 1.381 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $41.74 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 156 auctions the median was $18.49, across 382 fixed-price sales $20.93. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $17.71 and $23.46, with a median of $19.60. 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 $15.01. Offers well below $9.01 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: English $18.83 (657), German $17.03 (38). English fetches about 11 % 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.