PSA 10$178.75PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$50.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$38.32PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$57.48$58.75 net sale vs $116.23 cost
EV rangeEV range: -53% / -49% / -46% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $41.54PSA 10 rate 31.7–33.8% (80% interval on 1045 / 3189); 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 22% / 9 53% / 8 17% / ≤7 8%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 32.8% → adjusted 21.6% (SV, ×0.66 at $42 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 72.1% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $41.54 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $3.70 = $116.23Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $148.01 · PSA 9 $37.51 · PSA 8 $27.49 · ≤7 $26.69PSA 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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