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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $42.64, raw the card sits at $2.90 — 14.7× as much. Of 1.462 copies already graded, 50 % received a 10 and 36 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $30.15 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 20 auctions the median was $1.75, across 108 fixed-price sales $3.53. Fixed price therefore fetched about 102 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.03 and $3.87, with a median of $2.61. 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 $1.31. Offers well below $0.78 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: German $3.93 (29), English $2.42 (182). German fetches about 62 % 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.