The Rocket's Trap

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €296,90, raw the card sits at €39,46 — 7,5× as much. Of 1.806 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €77,59 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 70 auctions the median was €17,44, across 135 fixed-price sales €21,24. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €14,09 and €25,80, with a median of €18,95. 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 €10,30. Offers well below €6,18 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 €19,27 (141), Japanese €13,19 (24). English fetches about 46 % 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.