PSA 10$559.50PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$31.64PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$18.20PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$72.36$24.95 net sale vs $97.30 cost
EV rangeEV range: -81% / -74% / -63% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $23.28PSA 10 rate 2.4–8.2% (80% interval on 4 / 89); 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 2% / 9 44% / 8 29% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 4.5% → adjusted 2.1% (Vintage, ×0.46 at $23 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 17.8% adjusted (≈ 38.6% population)
CostsRaw $23.28 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.03 = $97.30Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $474.77 · PSA 9 $21.75 · PSA 8 $10.22 · ≤7 $10.22PSA 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 splitVintage grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium17.7x