PSA 10$19,619PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$3,871PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$1,767PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$2,138$3,458 net sale vs $1,321 cost
EV rangeEV range: +140% / +162% / +185% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $2,410.05 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $1,000PSA 10 rate 11.2–14.0% (80% interval on 114 / 907); 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 8% / 9 41% / 8 28% / ≤7 23%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 12.6% → adjusted 8.2% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $1,000 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $1,000.00 + shipping $5.00 + grading $294.43 (expected; 77% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $15.08 = $1,320.51Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $18,302.95 · PSA 9 $3,317.03 · PSA 8 $1,510.80 · ≤7 $767.00PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 77% chance of an upcharge to Express/Super Express/Premium 1; about 48 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 splitVintage grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium5.1x