PSA 10$238.88PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$72.50PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$50.81PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$29.09$85.98 net sale vs $115.07 cost
EV rangeEV range: -33% / -25% / -18% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $40.42PSA 10 rate 41.3–42.2% (80% interval on 9958 / 23853); comps ±9.5% (comp quality 81). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 25% / 9 45% / 8 19% / ≤7 11%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 41.7% → adjusted 25.3% (XY, ×0.61 at $40 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 44.4% adjusted (≈ 73.3% population)
CostsRaw $40.42 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.66 = $115.07Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $199.61 · PSA 9 $56.82 · PSA 8 $38.20 · ≤7 $25.82PSA 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 splitXY grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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