PSA 10$193.06PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$48.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$35.06PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$49.72$63.21 net sale vs $112.92 cost
EV rangeEV range: -47% / -44% / -41% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $38.35PSA 10 rate 36.8–37.6% (80% interval on 8918 / 24000); 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 24% / 9 52% / 8 17% / ≤7 8%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 37.2% → adjusted 24.2% (SV, ×0.65 at $38 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 63.0% adjusted (≈ 96.7% population)
CostsRaw $38.35 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.58 = $112.92Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $160.29 · PSA 9 $35.79 · PSA 8 $24.69 · ≤7 $24.22PSA 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 splitSV grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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