PSA 10$206.50PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$41.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$48.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$47.10$64.55 net sale vs $111.65 cost
EV rangeEV range: -47% / -42% / -37% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $37.12PSA 10 rate 36.8–37.6% (80% interval on 8918 / 24000); comps ±7.5% (comp quality 85). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 24% / 9 52% / 8 17% / ≤7 8%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 37.2% → adjusted 24.1% (SV, ×0.65 at $37 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 57.4% adjusted (≈ 88.5% population)
CostsRaw $37.12 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.54 = $111.65Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $171.82 · PSA 9 $29.79 · PSA 8 $35.79 · ≤7 $23.27PSA 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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