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A PSA 10 currently sells for about €49,14, raw the card sits at €2,82 — 17,4× as much. Of 2.518 copies already graded, 47 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €32,36 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 68 auctions the median was €2,50, across 208 fixed-price sales €3,57. Fixed price therefore fetched about 43 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €2,33 and €4,15, with a median of €3,02. 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 €1,86. Offers well below €1,12 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: French €5,00 (34), Italian €3,53 (38), German €2,77 (33). French fetches about 90 % 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.