Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $70.95, raw the card sits at $6.91 — 10,3× as much. Of 492 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $40.46 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 32 auctions the median was $4.59, across 223 fixed-price sales $6.90. Fixed price therefore fetched about 50 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.43 and $8.05, with a median of $6.44. 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 $3.94. Offers well below $2.36 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 $7.04 (13), English $6.88 (437). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.