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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $132.98, raw the card sits at $2.90 — 45,9× as much. Of 392 copies already graded, 18 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $61.44 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 26 auctions the median was $3.93, across 113 fixed-price sales $4.15. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $2.29 and $4.96, with a median of $3.36. 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: French $8.97 (14), German $6.13 (21), English $3.83 (201). French fetches about 134 % 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.