PSA 10$80.95PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$22.63PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$22.80PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$66.42$24.76 net sale vs $91.18 cost
EV rangeEV range: -76% / -73% / -70% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $17.37PSA 10 rate 35.5–38.9% (80% interval on 490 / 1317); comps ±7.5% (comp quality 85). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 22% / 9 53% / 8 17% / ≤7 8%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 37.2% → adjusted 22.3% (SV, ×0.60 at $17 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $17.37 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.82 = $91.18Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $64.07 · PSA 9 $14.02 · PSA 8 $14.17 · ≤7 $8.02PSA 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