PSA 10$165.63PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$56.87PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$52.19PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$51.92$70.15 net sale vs $122.08 cost
EV rangeEV range: -46% / -43% / -39% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $47.18PSA 10 rate 44.8–45.8% (80% interval on 6879 / 15195); comps ±5.0% (comp quality 90). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 30% / 9 47% / 8 15% / ≤7 7%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 45.3% → adjusted 30.2% (SV, ×0.67 at $47 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 84.6% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $47.18 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.91 = $122.08Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $136.74 · PSA 9 $43.40 · PSA 8 $39.39 · ≤7 $31.04PSA 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 splitSV grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
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