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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $166.07, raw the card sits at $26.68 — 6,2× as much. Of 22.817 copies already graded, 44 % received a 10 and 47 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $95.94 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 359 auctions the median was $32.38, across 729 fixed-price sales $34.49. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $26.60 and $35.06, with a median of $29.75. 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 $23.01. Offers well below $13.81 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 $61.73 (40), French $44.69 (28), German $28.06 (130). Italian fetches about 131 % 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.