PSA 10$4,167PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$336.61PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$144.95PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$89.06$297.39 net sale vs $208.33 cost
EV rangeEV range: +25% / +43% / +64% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $130.21 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $121.31PSA 10 rate 4.6–6.7% (80% interval on 45 / 806); 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 3% / 9 44% / 8 29% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 5.6% → adjusted 3.3% (Vintage, ×0.59 at $121 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 0.4% adjusted (≈ 0.7% population)
CostsRaw $121.31 + shipping $5.00 + grading $69.55 (expected; 3% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $6.46 = $208.33Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $3,571.02 · PSA 9 $283.49 · PSA 8 $119.00 · ≤7 $88.30PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 3% chance of an upcharge to Super Express; about 129 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 premium12.4x