Professor's Research

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $18.99, raw the card sits at $2.19 — 8.7× as much. Of 1.267 copies already graded, 35 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $11.93 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 37 auctions the median was $2.79, across 158 fixed-price sales $4.58. Fixed price therefore fetched about 64 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.08 and $4.93, with a median of $4.05. 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 $2.34. Offers well below $1.40 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 $2.94 (327), German $2.89 (26). 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.