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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $216.01, raw the card sits at $28.24 — 7,6× as much. Of 19.246 copies already graded, 34 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $122.84 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 92 auctions the median was $49.95, across 240 fixed-price sales $39.31. Auctions therefore fetched about 27 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $26.94 and $41.44, with a median of $33.32. 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 $22.57. Offers well below $13.54 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: French $63.85 (25), English $28.30 (158), German $26.90 (92). French fetches about 184 % 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.