PSA 10$102.26PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$30.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$44.79PriceCharting crawler
Net EV−$60.93$52.56 net sale vs $113.48 cost
EV rangeEV range: -60% / -54% / -47% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $38.89PSA 10 rate 75.1–77.0% (80% interval on 2522 / 3314); comps ±11.5% (comp quality 77). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 50% / 9 34% / 8 11% / ≤7 5%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 76.1% → adjusted 49.7% (SW&SH, ×0.65 at $39 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenCan't break even at these prices
CostsRaw $38.89 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.60 = $113.48Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $82.36 · PSA 9 $20.35 · PSA 8 $33.04 · ≤7 $20.35PSA 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 splitSW&SH grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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