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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,906, raw the card sits at $176.70 — 10,8× as much. Of 13.306 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $549.06 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 128 auctions the median was $160.47, across 284 fixed-price sales $168.86. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $102.84 and $159.68, with a median of $127.74. 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 $77.98. Offers well below $46.79 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 $223.14 (11), English $114.39 (427). French fetches about 95 % 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.