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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $119.30, raw the card sits at $7.73 — 15,4× as much. Of 634 copies already graded, 31 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $59.14 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 40 auctions the median was $4.98, across 134 fixed-price sales $7.00. Fixed price therefore fetched about 41 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.39 and $8.17, with a median of $6.80. 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 $4.18. Offers well below $2.51 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 $7.63 (18), English $6.86 (194). German fetches about 11 % 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.