PSA 10$225.53PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$61.91PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$46.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$52.11$85.44 net sale vs $137.55 cost
EV rangeEV range: -42% / -38% / -34% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $62.11PSA 10 rate 41.5–42.8% (80% interval on 3843 / 9121); 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 29% / 9 48% / 8 16% / ≤7 7%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 42.1% → adjusted 29.1% (SV, ×0.69 at $62 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 65.1% adjusted (≈ 94.3% population)
CostsRaw $62.11 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $4.45 = $137.55Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $188.15 · PSA 9 $47.73 · PSA 8 $34.08 · ≤7 $34.08PSA 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
PSA 10/9 premium3.6x