PSA 10$5,508PriceCharting crawler
PSA 9$3,612PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$1,334PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV$864.08$1,216 net sale vs $351.47 cost
EV rangeEV range: +188% / +246% / +258% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $600.00 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $200.00PSA 10 rate 0.5–1.5% (80% interval on 6 / 690); comps ±17.5% (comp quality 65). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 1% / 9 21% / 8 42% / ≤7 37%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 0.9% → adjusted 0.5% (Vintage, ×0.63 at $200 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $200.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $133.09 (expected; 63% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $7.38 = $351.47Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $4,722.06 · PSA 9 $3,094.70 · PSA 8 $1,139.42 · ≤7 $149.08PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 63% chance of an upcharge to Priority/Super Express/Premier; about 96 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 (≤ 1.5% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 22%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium1.5x