PSA 10$1,491PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$239.18PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$189.99PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$81.54$220.77 net sale vs $139.22 cost
EV rangeEV range: +45% / +59% / +64% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $94.81 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $62.50PSA 10 rate 10.4–13.7% (80% interval on 78 / 652); 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 6% / 9 42% / 8 28% / ≤7 23%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 12.0% → adjusted 6.5% (Vintage, ×0.54 at $63 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $62.50 + shipping $5.00 + grading $61.28 (expected; 6% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $4.44 = $139.22Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $1,274.52 · PSA 9 $199.87 · PSA 8 $157.65 · ≤7 $42.88PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 6% chance of an upcharge to Priority; about 131 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 premium6.2x