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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $116.36, raw the card sits at $16.54 — 7.0× as much. Of 4.463 copies already graded, 45 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $67.94 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 166 auctions the median was $13.51, across 638 fixed-price sales $16.88. Fixed price therefore fetched about 25 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.37 and $18.33, with a median of $15.59. 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 $11.13. Offers well below $6.68 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 $15.45 (882), German $10.60 (51), French $8.96 (14). English fetches about 72 % 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.