Shining Noctowl

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,689, raw the card sits at $306.24 — 8.8× as much. Of 3.999 copies already graded, 7 % received a 10 and 21 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,029 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 127 auctions the median was $320.34, across 184 fixed-price sales $305.64. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $186.70 and $322.14, with a median of $255.51. 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 $152.08. Offers well below $91.25 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 $257.24 (204), German $165.73 (15). English fetches about 55 % 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.