PSA 10$140.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$29.48PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$23.31PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$69.79$43.55 net sale vs $113.34 cost
EV rangeEV range: -64% / -62% / -59% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $38.75PSA 10 rate 39.2–41.3% (80% interval on 1517 / 3771); comps ±5.0% (comp quality 93). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 26% / 9 50% / 8 16% / ≤7 7%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 40.2% → adjusted 26.2% (SV, ×0.65 at $39 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 98.5% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $38.75 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.60 = $113.34Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $114.75 · PSA 9 $19.90 · PSA 8 $14.61 · ≤7 $14.61PSA 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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