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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $62.47, raw the card sits at $4.98 — 12.6× as much. Of 1.673 copies already graded, 41 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.07 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 65 auctions the median was $3.24, across 360 fixed-price sales $4.55. Fixed price therefore fetched about 40 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.49 and $5.19, with a median of $4.24. 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 $2.86. Offers well below $1.71 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 $5.01 (472), Italian $4.78 (24), German $3.87 (40). English fetches about 30 % 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.