Fighting Gong

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $28.86, raw the card sits at $2.74 — 10,5× as much. Of 440 copies already graded, 58 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $22.61 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 44 auctions the median was $1.96, across 156 fixed-price sales $3.58. Fixed price therefore fetched about 82 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.30 and $4.11, with a median of $3.08. 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 $1.72. Offers well below $1.03 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 $3.54 (38), French $3.37 (10), English $2.62 (403). German fetches about 35 % 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.