PSA 10$2,922PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$645.27PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$368.63PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$229.64$612.46 net sale vs $382.82 cost
EV rangeEV range: +49% / +60% / +71% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $374.23 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $270.42PSA 10 rate 14.9–17.5% (80% interval on 204 / 1264); 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 10% / 9 40% / 8 27% / ≤7 22%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 16.1% → adjusted 10.5% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $270 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $270.42 + shipping $5.00 + grading $90.31 (expected; 10% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $11.09 = $382.82Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $2,502.66 · PSA 9 $548.38 · PSA 8 $310.96 · ≤7 $203.47PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 10% chance of an upcharge to Super Express; about 121 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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