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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $61.46, raw the card sits at $4.82 — 12,8× as much. Of 1.061 copies already graded, 36 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.44 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 144 auctions the median was $2.91, across 358 fixed-price sales $4.95. Fixed price therefore fetched about 70 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.37 and $5.86, with a median of $4.48. 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 $2.38. Offers well below $1.43 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: Italian $4.46 (71), English $4.34 (692), French $3.54 (13). Italian fetches about 98 % 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.