PSA 10$1,391PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$296.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$145.97PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$84.65$249.02 net sale vs $164.37 cost
EV rangeEV range: +27% / +52% / +69% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $96.67 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $86.42PSA 10 rate 11.2–19.2% (80% interval on 19 / 129); comps ±9.5% (comp quality 81). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 8% / 9 41% / 8 27% / ≤7 23%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 14.7% → adjusted 8.3% (Vintage, ×0.57 at $86 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $86.42 + shipping $5.00 + grading $61.66 (expected; 8% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $5.29 = $164.37Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $1,188.82 · PSA 9 $249.48 · PSA 8 $119.88 · ≤7 $61.35PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 8% chance of an upcharge to Priority; about 131 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 premium4.7x