Whimsicott ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $85.81, raw the card sits at $28.90 — 3.0× as much. Of 1.704 copies already graded, 61 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $63.85 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 35 auctions the median was $20.37, across 190 fixed-price sales $24.36. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $20.37 and $27.05, with a median of $23.38. 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 $19.15. Offers well below $11.49 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 $35.14 (21), English $26.43 (239). German fetches about 33 % 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.