Samurott

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $471.70, raw the card sits at $46.46 — 10,2× as much. Of 992 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 64 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $128.56 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 77 auctions the median was $35.66, across 239 fixed-price sales $40.95. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $35.96 and $47.22, with a median of $41.33. 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 $32.43. Offers well below $19.46 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 $53.88 (16), English $43.08 (347). German fetches about 25 % 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.