PSA 10$305.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$25.25PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$20.18PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$149.44$23.19 net sale vs $172.63 cost
EV rangeEV range: -89% / -87% / -83% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $95.96PSA 10 rate 5.0–8.9% (80% interval on 18 / 269); 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 4% / 9 43% / 8 29% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 6.7% → adjusted 3.8% (Vintage, ×0.57 at $96 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 65.5% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $95.96 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $5.68 = $172.63Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $256.36 · PSA 9 $16.27 · PSA 8 $11.92 · ≤7 $11.92PSA 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
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