PSA 10$14,386PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$933.85PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$304.68PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$232.05$631.89 net sale vs $399.83 cost
EV rangeEV range: +40% / +58% / +76% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $365.45 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $300.00PSA 10 rate 2.2–3.1% (80% interval on 59 / 2265); comps ±8.0% (comp quality 84). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 2% / 9 31% / 8 36% / ≤7 31%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 2.6% → adjusted 1.7% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $300 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $300.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $75.89 (expected; 2% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $12.95 = $399.83Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $13,201.49 · PSA 9 $796.05 · PSA 8 $256.08 · ≤7 $226.32PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 2% chance of an upcharge to Premium 1; about 131 days at PSA. PSA and eBay fees from their official pages; eBay fees include 7% sales tax in their base; that, the shipping and the 10%/yr time cost are your assumptions (Settings). Grade splitVintage split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 3.1% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 31%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium15.4x