Carmine

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $145.92, raw the card sits at $44.57 — 3,3× as much. Of 8.036 copies already graded, 52 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $99.96 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 157 auctions the median was $59.17, across 355 fixed-price sales $67.11. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $52.12 and $70.41, with a median of $60.32. 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 $46.48. Offers well below $27.89 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 $50.50 (33), English $48.84 (544). 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.