Metal Energy

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $118.60, raw the card sits at $17.03 — 7,0× as much. Of 1.699 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $44.78 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 86 auctions the median was $6.06, across 117 fixed-price sales $11.48. Fixed price therefore fetched about 89 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.87 and $13.98, with a median of $9.88. 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 $2.96. Offers well below $1.78 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 $13.27 (237), Japanese $6.77 (41). English fetches about 96 % 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.