PSA 10$49.99PriceCharting
PSA 9$10.80PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8-PriceCharting
Net EV−$80.75$11.23 net sale vs $91.99 cost
EV rangeEV range: -92% / -88% / -83% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $18.15PSA 10 rate 33.8–46.1% (80% interval on 41 / 103); comps ±16.0% (comp quality 68). 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 20% / ≤7 12%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 39.8% → adjusted 21.9% (SM, ×0.55 at $18 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $18.15 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.85 = $91.99Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $37.50 · PSA 9 $3.87 · PSA 8 $3.87 · ≤7 $3.87PSA 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 splitSM grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw; no PSA 8 comp, so 8s valued like ≤7
PSA 10/9 premium4.6x