PSA 10$119.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$22.63PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$22.80PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$58.97$32.24 net sale vs $91.21 cost
EV rangeEV range: -69% / -65% / -61% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $17.40PSA 10 rate 35.5–38.9% (80% interval on 490 / 1317); 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 22% / 9 53% / 8 17% / ≤7 8%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 37.2% → adjusted 22.3% (SV, ×0.60 at $17 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 92.4% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $17.40 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.82 = $91.21Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $97.58 · PSA 9 $14.02 · PSA 8 $14.17 · ≤7 $8.04PSA 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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