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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,156, raw the card sits at $62.24 — 18,6× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,156 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.

Across 10 auctions the median was $124.32, across 25 fixed-price sales $64.50. Auctions therefore fetched about 93 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $28.02 and $55.80, with a median of $37.82. 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 $22.89. Offers well below $13.73 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.