Professor Turo's Scenario

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $52.87, raw the card sits at $2.96 — 17,8× as much. Of 332 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $32.02 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 21 auctions the median was $1.21, across 82 fixed-price sales $3.37. Fixed price therefore fetched about 178 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.26 and $4.07, with a median of $3.13. 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 $1.48. Offers well below $0.89 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 $2.69 (134), German $2.59 (16). 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.