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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $188.37, raw the card sits at $7.67 — 24,6× as much. Of 2.310 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 47 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $94.38 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 41 auctions the median was $7.36, across 264 fixed-price sales $7.75. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $5.79 and $8.97, with a median of $7.04. 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 $4.77. Offers well below $2.86 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 $9.22 (13), Italian $7.34 (10), English $6.88 (281). French fetches about 46 % 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.