PSA 10$172.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$28.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$14.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$50.96$41.41 net sale vs $92.37 cost
EV rangeEV range: -58% / -55% / -52% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $18.52PSA 10 rate 42.8–43.9% (80% interval on 6165 / 14216); 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 22% / 9 39% / 8 23% / ≤7 16%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 43.4% → adjusted 21.7% (Other, ×0.50 at $19 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 61.3% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $18.52 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.86 = $92.37Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $142.21 · PSA 9 $19.48 · PSA 8 $7.46 · ≤7 $7.46PSA 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 splitOther grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium5.9x