PSA 10$335.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$56.24PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$47.25PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$17.51$92.58 net sale vs $110.09 cost
EV rangeEV range: -25% / -16% / -7% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $35.62PSA 10 rate 37.1–38.2% (80% interval on 5220 / 13873); 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 22% / 9 47% / 8 19% / ≤7 12%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 37.6% → adjusted 22.4% (XY, ×0.60 at $36 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 29.6% adjusted (≈ 49.7% population)
CostsRaw $35.62 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.48 = $110.09Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $282.11 · PSA 9 $42.87 · PSA 8 $35.15 · ≤7 $22.11PSA 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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