PSA 10$19,225PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$825.39PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$929.37PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$382.68$727.22 net sale vs $344.54 cost
EV rangeEV range: +82% / +111% / +137% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $473.46 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $252.99PSA 10 rate 1.3–1.8% (80% interval on 72 / 4754); comps ±12.0% (comp quality 76). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 1% / 9 23% / 8 40% / ≤7 35%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 1.5% → adjusted 1.0% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $253 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $252.99 + shipping $5.00 + grading $69.23 (expected; 1% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $11.32 = $344.54Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $17,918.59 · PSA 9 $702.97 · PSA 8 $792.21 · ≤7 $190.01PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 1% chance of an upcharge to Premium 1; about 132 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 split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 1.8% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 24%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium23.3x