Grimsley's Move

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €21,08, raw the card sits at €1,85 — 11,4× as much. Of 525 copies already graded, 60 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €17,94 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 51 auctions the median was €1,49, across 207 fixed-price sales €3,00. Fixed price therefore fetched about 101 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €1,62 and €3,49, with a median of €2,05. 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 €1,00. Offers well below €0,60 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 €4,90 (15), English €1,85 (294), German €1,64 (38). French fetches about 199 % 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.