PSA 10$999.99PriceCharting
PSA 9$150.54PriceCharting
PSA 8-PriceCharting
Net EV−$61.82$48.08 net sale vs $109.90 cost
EV rangeEV range: -64% / -56% / -47% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $35.43PSA 10 rate 1.1–1.7% (80% interval on 37 / 2742); comps ±26.0% (comp quality 48). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 1% / 9 20% / 8 45% / ≤7 35%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 1.3% → adjusted 0.7% (Other, ×0.55 at $35 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 8.3% adjusted (≈ 15.3% population)
CostsRaw $35.43 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.48 = $109.90Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $852.82 · PSA 9 $123.80 · PSA 8 $21.97 · ≤7 $21.97PSA 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 splitOther split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 1.7% vs Other typical 20.4%): PSA 9 50% → 20%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw; no PSA 8 comp, so 8s valued like ≤7
PSA 10/9 premium6.6x