PSA 10$2,650PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$749.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$407.50PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$399.50$609.10 net sale vs $209.60 cost
EV rangeEV range: +167% / +191% / +216% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $306.00 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $102.00PSA 10 rate 15.3–22.4% (80% interval on 37 / 199); 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 11% / 9 40% / 8 27% / ≤7 22%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 18.6% → adjusted 10.8% (Vintage, ×0.58 at $102 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $102.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $91.10 (expected; 11% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $5.50 = $209.60Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $2,268.90 · PSA 9 $638.26 · PSA 8 $344.33 · ≤7 $73.39PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 11% chance of an upcharge to Super Express; about 121 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 premium3.5x