Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €63,21, raw the card sits at €7,27 — 8,7× as much. Of 485 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €36,10 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 19 auctions the median was €3,40, across 144 fixed-price sales €6,23. Fixed price therefore fetched about 83 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €4,62 and €7,30, with a median of €5,67. 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 €3,44. Offers well below €2,06 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 €6,45 (145), French €5,21 (23). English fetches about 24 % 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.