PSA 10$121.25PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 9$30.00PriceCharting crawler
PSA 8-PriceCharting crawler
Net EV−$62.60$38.62 net sale vs $101.21 cost
EV rangeEV range: -73% / -62% / -50% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $27.05PSA 10 rate 38.0–45.6% (80% interval on 114 / 273); comps ±26.0% (comp quality 48). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 24% / 9 46% / 8 19% / ≤7 11%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 41.8% → adjusted 24.0% (SM, ×0.57 at $27 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 98.2% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $27.05 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.17 = $101.21Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $102.74 · PSA 9 $20.35 · PSA 8 $15.49 · ≤7 $15.49PSA 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 premium4.0x