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A PSA 10 currently sells for about €260,25, raw the card sits at €22,72 — 11,5× as much. Of 28.008 copies already graded, 32 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €107,46 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 459 auctions the median was €22,76, across 1027 fixed-price sales €24,99. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €19,87 and €26,58, with a median of €23,00. 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 €17,50. Offers well below €10,50 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 €25,00 (182), French €24,48 (161), Italian €23,48 (172). German fetches about 19 % 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.