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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $177.99, raw the card sits at $34.20 — 5,2× as much. Of 6.757 copies already graded, 32 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $86.97 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 153 auctions the median was $39.29, across 421 fixed-price sales $42.51. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $33.67 and $44.75, with a median of $38.75. 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 $28.70. Offers well below $17.22 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: Italian $44.89 (10), English $34.16 (508), German $26.38 (35). Italian fetches about 70 % 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.