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A PSA 10 currently sells for about €4.468,55, raw the card sits at €241,02 — 18,5× as much. Of 2.035 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 25 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €925,49 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 67 auctions the median was €114,75, across 158 fixed-price sales €166,22. Fixed price therefore fetched about 45 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €74,40 and €171,00, with a median of €108,07. 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 €51,54. Offers well below €30,92 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 €124,87 (205), German €60,49 (12). English fetches about 106 % 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.