Noctowl

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $88.58, raw the card sits at $4.88 — 18,1× as much. Of 3.530 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $56.63 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 22 auctions the median was $4.06, across 100 fixed-price sales $5.67. 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 $4.45 and $6.72, with a median of $5.31. 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 $3.60. Offers well below $2.16 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 $5.15 (35), English $4.79 (111), French $3.19 (16). 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.