PSA 10$1,506PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$147.52PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$103.40PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$33.86$196.56 net sale vs $162.70 cost
EV rangeEV range: +1% / +21% / +51% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $48.36 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $74.90PSA 10 rate 11.6–20.8% (80% interval on 16 / 102); 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 9% / 9 41% / 8 27% / ≤7 23%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 15.7% → adjusted 8.7% (Vintage, ×0.55 at $75 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 5.5% adjusted (≈ 9.9% population)
CostsRaw $74.90 + shipping $5.00 + grading $72.08 (expected; 9% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $4.72 = $162.70Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $1,287.08 · PSA 9 $121.21 · PSA 8 $83.34 · ≤7 $52.45PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 9% chance of an upcharge to Express; about 124 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 premium10.2x