PSA 10$999.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$33.64PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$13.78PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$33.21$59.18 net sale vs $92.38 cost
EV rangeEV range: -55% / -36% / -10% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $18.53PSA 10 rate 8.3–17.0% (80% interval on 11 / 92); 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 5% / 9 43% / 8 28% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 12.0% → adjusted 5.4% (Vintage, ×0.45 at $19 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 9.3% adjusted (≈ 20.8% population)
CostsRaw $18.53 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.86 = $92.38Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $851.97 · PSA 9 $23.47 · PSA 8 $6.42 · ≤7 $6.42PSA tier: Standard $59.99; about 133 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 premium29.7x