PSA 10$300.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$69.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$36.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$5.71$98.78 net sale vs $93.07 cost
EV rangeEV range: -2% / +6% / +14% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $2.15 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $19.19PSA 10 rate 43.4–47.3% (80% interval on 497 / 1096); 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 27% / 9 45% / 8 18% / ≤7 9%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 45.3% → adjusted 27.2% (SW&SH, ×0.60 at $19 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 24.5% adjusted (≈ 40.8% population)
CostsRaw $19.19 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.89 = $93.07Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $252.06 · PSA 9 $54.67 · PSA 8 $25.50 · ≤7 $9.42PSA 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 splitSW&SH split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 47.3% vs SW&SH typical 56.5%): PSA 9 68% → 62%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium4.3x