PSA 10$1,064PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$499.90PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$95.91PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV$128.09$306.95 net sale vs $178.86 cost
EV rangeEV range: +55% / +72% / +91% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy $150.17 (pessimistic case returns 20%), with the card's value held at $99.89PSA 10 rate 15.0–24.5% (80% interval on 22 / 114); 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 11% / 9 40% / 8 27% / ≤7 22%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 19.3% → adjusted 11.1% (Vintage, ×0.58 at $100 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenProfitable even with no PSA 10s
CostsRaw $99.89 + shipping $5.00 + grading $62.22 (expected; 11% chance of an upcharge tier) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $5.75 = $178.86Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $907.53 · PSA 9 $423.63 · PSA 8 $76.91 · ≤7 $71.76PSA tier: Standard $59.99; 11% chance of an upcharge to Priority; about 130 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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