PSA 10$495.65PriceCharting crawler
PSA 9$229.99PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$48.95PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV$2.36$118.02 net sale vs $115.66 cost
EV rangeEV range: -18% / +2% / +25% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $0.41 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $40.99PSA 10 rate 6.5–11.9% (80% interval on 16 / 182); 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 4% / 9 43% / 8 29% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 8.8% → adjusted 4.5% (Vintage, ×0.51 at $41 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 3.7% adjusted (≈ 7.3% population)
CostsRaw $40.99 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.68 = $115.66Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $419.98 · PSA 9 $191.99 · PSA 8 $36.61 · ≤7 $26.26PSA tier: Standard $59.99; about 133 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
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