PSA 10$159.48PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$34.45PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$28.98PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$56.22$44.28 net sale vs $100.50 cost
EV rangeEV range: -61% / -56% / -51% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $26.36PSA 10 rate 31.8–33.2% (80% interval on 2530 / 7788); comps ±9.5% (comp quality 81). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 20% / 9 54% / 8 18% / ≤7 8%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 32.5% → adjusted 20.2% (SV, ×0.62 at $26 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 71.7% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $26.36 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.15 = $100.50Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $131.47 · PSA 9 $24.16 · PSA 8 $19.47 · ≤7 $14.96PSA 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 grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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