PSA 10$10,461PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$678.43PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$250.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$254.59$556.94 net sale vs $302.35 cost
EV rangeEV range: +65% / +84% / +112% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $312.71 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $199.00PSA 10 rate 3.2–4.7% (80% interval on 41 / 1054); 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 2% / 9 38% / 8 32% / ≤7 27%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 3.9% → adjusted 2.5% (Vintage, ×0.63 at $199 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $199.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $83.07 (expected; 2% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $9.27 = $302.35Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $9,374.98 · PSA 9 $576.84 · PSA 8 $209.16 · ≤7 $148.31PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 2% chance of an upcharge to Premium 1; about 130 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 (≤ 4.7% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 39%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium15.4x