PSA 10$95.25PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$25.51PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$12.40PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$54.79$36.52 net sale vs $91.31 cost
EV rangeEV range: -64% / -60% / -56% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $17.50PSA 10 rate 57.6–66.3% (80% interval on 126 / 203); 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 37% / 9 43% / 8 14% / ≤7 6%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 62.1% → adjusted 37.2% (SW&SH, ×0.60 at $18 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $17.50 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.82 = $91.31Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $76.34 · PSA 9 $16.49 · PSA 8 $5.24 · ≤7 $5.24PSA 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 splitSW&SH grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium3.7x