PSA 10$11,100PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 9$960.40PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$522.60PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV$281.21$826.77 net sale vs $545.56 cost
EV rangeEV range: +28% / +52% / +79% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $473.75 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $431.01PSA 10 rate 3.5–5.2% (80% interval on 39 / 913); comps ±13.5% (comp quality 73). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 3% / 9 40% / 8 31% / ≤7 26%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 4.3% → adjusted 2.8% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $431 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $431.01 + shipping $5.00 + grading $86.06 (expected; 3% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $17.49 = $545.56Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $9,997.99 · PSA 9 $818.84 · PSA 8 $443.11 · ≤7 $327.51PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 3% chance of an upcharge to Premium 1; about 130 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 split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 5.2% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 41%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium11.6x