Professor Turo's Scenario

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $38.70, raw the card sits at $7.25 — 5.3× as much. Of 568 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $24.17 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 32 auctions the median was $5.27, across 164 fixed-price sales $7.75. Fixed price therefore fetched about 47 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.06 and $8.97, with a median of $7.23. 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 $4.94. Offers well below $2.96 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 $6.81 (259), German $3.56 (19). English fetches about 91 % 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.