PSA 10$195.67PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$26.94PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$17.88PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$88.46$21.66 net sale vs $110.11 cost
EV rangeEV range: -84% / -80% / -74% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $35.64PSA 10 rate 6.7–17.8% (80% interval on 6 / 54); 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 6% / 9 43% / 8 28% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 11.1% → adjusted 5.5% (Vintage, ×0.50 at $36 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 64.8% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $35.64 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.48 = $110.11Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $162.53 · PSA 9 $17.72 · PSA 8 $9.95 · ≤7 $9.95PSA 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 premium7.3x