PSA 10$2,493PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$350.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$499.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$77.28$472.62 net sale vs $395.34 cost
EV rangeEV range: +8% / +20% / +28% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $253.97 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $300.00PSA 10 rate 11.7–14.9% (80% interval on 94 / 711); comps ±7.5% (comp quality 85). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 9% / 9 41% / 8 27% / ≤7 23%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 13.2% → adjusted 8.6% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $300 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 4.0% adjusted (≈ 6.2% population)
CostsRaw $300.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $71.94 (expected; 9% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $12.40 = $395.34Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $2,133.92 · PSA 9 $294.98 · PSA 8 $423.70 · ≤7 $226.32PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 9% chance of an upcharge to Express; about 125 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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