PSA 10$1,000PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 9$52.00PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$37.54PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV−$43.69$60.69 net sale vs $104.37 cost
EV rangeEV range: -58% / -42% / -23% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $30.10PSA 10 rate 4.6–7.6% (80% interval on 25 / 422); comps ±18.0% (comp quality 64). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 3% / 9 55% / 8 26% / ≤7 16%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 5.9% → adjusted 3.5% (XY, ×0.58 at $30 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 8.8% adjusted (≈ 15.1% population)
CostsRaw $30.10 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.28 = $104.37Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $852.83 · PSA 9 $39.23 · PSA 8 $26.82 · ≤7 $17.85PSA 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 splitXY split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 7.6% vs XY typical 8.5%): PSA 9 60% → 57%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium19.2x