PSA 10$99.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$27.58PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$24.85PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$67.07$28.30 net sale vs $95.37 cost
EV rangeEV range: -73% / -70% / -68% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $21.41PSA 10 rate 28.1–30.9% (80% interval on 498 / 1690); 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 18% / 9 55% / 8 19% / ≤7 9%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 29.5% → adjusted 17.8% (SV, ×0.61 at $21 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $21.41 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.97 = $95.37Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $80.41 · PSA 9 $18.27 · PSA 8 $15.93 · ≤7 $11.14PSA 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 split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 30.9% vs SV typical 32.0%): PSA 9 68% → 67%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium3.6x