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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $117.74, raw the card sits at $17.81 — 6,6× as much. Of 2.722 copies already graded, 36 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $61.12 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 58 auctions the median was $12.34, across 213 fixed-price sales $17.80. Fixed price therefore fetched about 44 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.82 and $19.41, with a median of $16.84. 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 $11.74. Offers well below $7.04 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 $17.34 (39), English $16.83 (385). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.