PSA 10$4,418PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$824.19PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$218.17PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$332.30$485.68 net sale vs $153.38 cost
EV rangeEV range: +193% / +217% / +242% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $207.00 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $69.00PSA 10 rate 4.6–6.6% (80% interval on 47 / 849); 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 3% / 9 44% / 8 29% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 5.5% → adjusted 3.0% (Vintage, ×0.55 at $69 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $69.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $68.76 (expected; 3% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $4.62 = $153.38Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $3,786.53 · PSA 9 $701.94 · PSA 8 $181.84 · ≤7 $47.90PSA 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 premium5.4x