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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $43.40, raw the card sits at $16.78 — 2.6× as much. Of 1.168 copies already graded, 38 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $31.59 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 57 auctions the median was $11.13, across 238 fixed-price sales $16.66. Fixed price therefore fetched about 50 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.00 and $19.35, with a median of $15.81. 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 $10.20. Offers well below $6.12 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 $16.90 (36), English $13.74 (341). German fetches about 23 % 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.