PSA 10$324.50PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 9$236.21PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$45.33PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV−$38.78$120.84 net sale vs $159.63 cost
EV rangeEV range: -36% / -24% / -13% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $6.85 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $83.41PSA 10 rate 13.4–15.8% (80% interval on 208 / 1426); comps ±13.5% (comp quality 73). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 8% / 9 41% / 8 28% / ≤7 23%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 14.6% → adjusted 8.2% (Vintage, ×0.56 at $83 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 31.6% adjusted (≈ 56.1% population)
CostsRaw $83.41 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $5.23 = $159.63Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $273.09 · PSA 9 $197.32 · PSA 8 $33.50 · ≤7 $33.50PSA tier: Standard $59.99; about 133 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 grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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