Slowpoke

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $695.04, raw the card sits at $37.40 — 18,6× as much. Of 7.606 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $143.84 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 307 auctions the median was $36.00, across 607 fixed-price sales $40.67. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $33.65 and $44.89, with a median of $38.73. 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 $26.78. Offers well below $16.07 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 $37.46 (815), French $35.75 (22), German $19.98 (86). English fetches about 144 % 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.