PSA 10$144,000PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$9,900PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$1,613PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$2,608$3,229 net sale vs $621.41 cost
EV rangeEV range: > 300% / > 300% / > 300% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $1,044.90 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $348.30PSA 10 rate 0.6–1.2% (80% interval on 15 / 1686); comps ±8.0% (comp quality 84). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 1% / 9 20% / 8 42% / ≤7 37%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 0.9% → adjusted 0.6% (Vintage, ×0.65 at $348 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $348.30 + shipping $5.00 + grading $253.65 (expected; 63% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $8.46 = $621.41Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $139,556.22 · PSA 9 $8,828.16 · PSA 8 $1,378.49 · ≤7 $263.63PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 63% chance of an upcharge to Express/Premier/Premium 5; about 67 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 split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 1.2% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 20%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium14.5x