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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $7,654, raw the card sits at $4.02 — 1904,6× as much. Of 262 copies already graded, 16 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,560 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 $3.18, across 96 fixed-price sales $4.10. Fixed price therefore fetched about 29 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.69 and $4.71, with a median of $3.51. 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 $1.81. Offers well below $1.08 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 $4.02 (326), Italian $3.66 (29). English fetches about 10 % 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.