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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $170.41, raw the card sits at $3.38 — 50,4× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $170.41 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.

Across 5 auctions the median was $1.93, across 23 fixed-price sales $1.93. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $1.68 and $3.13, with a median of $1.95. 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 $1.28. Offers well below $0.77 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.