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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $122.43, raw the card sits at $15.71 — 7,8× as much. Of 995 copies already graded, 21 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $38.64 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 63 auctions the median was $9.08, across 227 fixed-price sales $12.34. Fixed price therefore fetched about 36 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $9.82 and $14.45, with a median of $12.16. 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 $7.79. Offers well below $4.67 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 $12.57 (408), German $8.98 (30). English fetches about 40 % 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.