PSA 10$274.84PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$68.33PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$40.98PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$23.60$84.25 net sale vs $107.84 cost
EV rangeEV range: -26% / -22% / -17% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $33.45PSA 10 rate 37.1–38.2% (80% interval on 5220 / 13873); 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 22% / 9 47% / 8 19% / ≤7 12%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 37.6% → adjusted 22.2% (XY, ×0.59 at $33 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 34.8% adjusted (≈ 58.9% population)
CostsRaw $33.45 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.40 = $107.84Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $230.47 · PSA 9 $53.24 · PSA 8 $29.77 · ≤7 $20.44PSA 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 grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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