Luminous Energy

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $53.85, raw the card sits at $6.20 — 8.7× as much. Of 287 copies already graded, 39 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.40 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 41 auctions the median was $5.63, across 157 fixed-price sales $8.15. Fixed price therefore fetched about 45 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.77 and $10.20, with a median of $7.04. 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 $4.46. Offers well below $2.68 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: English $5.95 (245), German $5.09 (15). English fetches about 17 % 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.