PSA 10$470.25PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$33.01PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$19.07PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$48.33$59.41 net sale vs $107.74 cost
EV rangeEV range: -52% / -45% / -37% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $33.35PSA 10 rate 16.0–18.7% (80% interval on 221 / 1277); comps ±8.0% (comp quality 84). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 11% / 9 46% / 8 27% / ≤7 16%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 17.3% → adjusted 11.1% (SV, ×0.64 at $33 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 23.8% adjusted (≈ 37.1% population)
CostsRaw $33.35 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.40 = $107.74Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $398.18 · PSA 9 $22.93 · PSA 8 $10.96 · ≤7 $10.96PSA 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 (≤ 18.7% vs SV typical 32.0%): PSA 9 68% → 52%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium14.2x