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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $73.20, raw the card sits at $6.86 — 10,7× as much. Of 4.419 copies already graded, 51 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $48.94 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 48 auctions the median was $5.92, across 307 fixed-price sales $7.79. Fixed price therefore fetched about 32 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.96 and $8.74, with a median of $7.23. 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 $5.01. Offers well below $3.00 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 $9.31 (10), Italian $8.24 (10), German $7.53 (57). French fetches about 57 % 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.