PSA 10$109.05PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$29.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$22.75PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$76.15$36.20 net sale vs $112.34 cost
EV rangeEV range: -70% / -68% / -65% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $37.79PSA 10 rate 39.2–41.3% (80% interval on 1517 / 3771); 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 26% / 9 50% / 8 16% / ≤7 7%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 40.2% → adjusted 26.2% (SV, ×0.65 at $38 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $37.79 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.56 = $112.34Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $88.19 · PSA 9 $19.49 · PSA 8 $14.13 · ≤7 $14.13PSA 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 premium3.8x