PSA 10$1,216PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 9$225.31PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$35.87PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV$186.76$319.28 net sale vs $132.52 cost
EV rangeEV range: +106% / +141% / +177% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $144.52 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $53.18PSA 10 rate 33.6–34.8% (80% interval on 3260 / 9535); comps ±13.5% (comp quality 73). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 21% / 9 47% / 8 20% / ≤7 12%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 34.2% → adjusted 21.5% (SM, ×0.63 at $53 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 0.6% adjusted (≈ 1.0% population)
CostsRaw $53.18 + shipping $5.00 + grading $64.28 (expected; 21% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $4.06 = $132.52Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $1,038.20 · PSA 9 $187.97 · PSA 8 $25.39 · ≤7 $25.39PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 21% chance of an upcharge to Priority; about 127 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
PSA 10/9 premium5.4x