PSA 10$6,676PriceCharting crawler
PSA 9$336.65PokemonPriceTracker 365d
PSA 8$129.44PokemonPriceTracker 365d
Net EV$130.20$375.84 net sale vs $245.64 cost
EV rangeEV range: +11% / +53% / +102% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $130.43 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $148.72PSA 10 rate 4.7–6.7% (80% interval on 53 / 940); comps ±22.0% (comp quality 56). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 3% / 9 43% / 8 29% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 5.6% → adjusted 3.4% (Vintage, ×0.61 at $149 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 0.8% adjusted (≈ 1.4% population)
CostsRaw $148.72 + shipping $5.00 + grading $78.49 (expected; 3% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $7.43 = $245.64Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $5,723.90 · PSA 9 $283.52 · PSA 8 $105.69 · ≤7 $105.69PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 3% chance of an upcharge to Premier; about 129 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
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