Rosa's Encouragement

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $232.31, raw the card sits at $42.92 — 5.4× as much. Of 4.231 copies already graded, 62 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $183.97 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 133 auctions the median was $60.37, across 377 fixed-price sales $66.12. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $54.99 and $72.95, with a median of $63.82. 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 $47.89. Offers well below $28.74 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: French $58.82 (31), German $54.69 (128), English $52.75 (793). French fetches about 12 % 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.