PSA 10$1,327PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 9$1,168PriceCharting crawler
PSA 8$311.33PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV$190.02$513.45 net sale vs $323.43 cost
EV rangeEV range: +31% / +59% / +88% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $269.96 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $234.88PSA 10 rate 2.8–4.0% (80% interval on 49 / 1455); comps ±20.5% (comp quality 59). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 2% / 9 35% / 8 34% / ≤7 29%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 3.4% → adjusted 2.2% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $235 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $234.88 + shipping $5.00 + grading $67.43 (expected; 37% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $10.12 = $323.43Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $1,133.46 · PSA 9 $996.91 · PSA 8 $261.79 · ≤7 $176.02PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 37% chance of an upcharge to Priority; about 123 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 (≤ 4.0% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 36%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium1.1x