PSA 10$57.29PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$17.36PriceCharting crawler
PSA 8-PriceCharting crawler
Net EV−$75.62$16.11 net sale vs $91.73 cost
EV rangeEV range: -87% / -82% / -78% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $17.90PSA 10 rate 34.1–39.8% (80% interval on 169 / 458); comps ±17.5% (comp quality 65). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 20% / 9 48% / 8 20% / ≤7 12%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 36.9% → adjusted 20.3% (SM, ×0.55 at $18 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $17.90 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.84 = $91.73Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $43.77 · PSA 9 $9.50 · PSA 8 $8.43 · ≤7 $8.43PSA 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 grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw; no PSA 8 comp, so 8s valued like ≤7
PSA 10/9 premium3.3x