PSA 10$191.29PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$45.49PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$32.55PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$51.31$62.93 net sale vs $114.24 cost
EV rangeEV range: -49% / -45% / -41% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $39.62PSA 10 rate 38.0–40.0% (80% interval on 1438 / 3686); 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 51% / 8 16% / ≤7 7%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 39.0% → adjusted 25.5% (SV, ×0.65 at $40 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 65.4% adjusted (≈ 100.0% population)
CostsRaw $39.62 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.63 = $114.24Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $158.77 · PSA 9 $33.64 · PSA 8 $22.54 · ≤7 $22.54PSA 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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