PSA 10$299.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$81.72PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$32.17PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$39.23$78.12 net sale vs $117.35 cost
EV rangeEV range: -38% / -33% / -29% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $42.62PSA 10 rate 25.6–26.9% (80% interval on 2010 / 7648); comps ±5.0% (comp quality 93). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 16% / 9 45% / 8 24% / ≤7 15%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 26.3% → adjusted 16.0% (SM, ×0.61 at $43 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 35.0% adjusted (≈ 57.3% population)
CostsRaw $42.62 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.74 = $117.35Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $252.06 · PSA 9 $64.74 · PSA 8 $22.21 · ≤7 $22.21PSA 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 splitSM split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 26.9% vs SM typical 34.0%): PSA 9 60% → 53%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium3.7x