Nest Ball

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $50.24, raw the card sits at $4.96 — 10.1× as much. Of 1.129 copies already graded, 39 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $32.16 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 52 auctions the median was $3.82, across 185 fixed-price sales $5.81. Fixed price therefore fetched about 52 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.92 and $6.78, with a median of $5.16. 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 $3.01. Offers well below $1.81 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: Italian $5.07 (11), English $4.91 (299), German $3.18 (34). Italian fetches about 60 % 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.