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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1

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Name: 1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #5A Dead Ted — PSA 8
Brand: Topps
Availability: InStock

Base

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PSA pop187

PSA 8 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 →

↓ Sell· 60d trend down · thin volume

PSA pop · this parallel

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Card # 5A

Garbage Pail Kids

TCA Value iTCAxis Value is a recency-weighted market value from REAL sales of this exact card+grade (recent comps count most, outliers stripped) — steadier and harder to game than a single 'last sale', which can be one lucky auction or a shill bid. When a card has few or no recent comps, we estimate transparently from its own older sales, its other grades, and comparable cards (same subject/set/rarity tier), factoring subject trend and scarcity — and we LABEL it as an estimate until real sales arrive.

$98

PSA 8 · this grade▲ +61%

Confidence

★★★★☆

15 comp sales

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Value range RECENT SALES

$53.94 $98.27 $169.64

3.1x spread Based on recent sales of this exact card ›

● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold

Last Sale

$93.50

2026-06-14 · PSA 8

Avg Sale (30d)

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across 0 sales

Volume (30d)

0 sales

-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d

Comp Sales (All)

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all grades

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vs 2 mo

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vs 3 mo

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High — Low — Avg — — sales Subject trend —

Parallels — 4 for this card

Base

$98

pop 187 @ PSA 8

Base pop 662

PSA 10	$948 pop 36
PSA 9	$300 pop 175
PSA 8.5	$91 pop —
PSA 8	$98 pop 187
PSA 7	$49 pop 90
PSA 6.5	$33 EST. pop —
PSA 6	$53 pop 75
PSA 5	$38 pop 31
PSA 4	$33 pop 19
PSA 3	$50 pop 13
PSA 2	$12 pop 3
PSA 1	$5 EST. pop —

Checklist

$100

pop 157 @ PSA 8

Checklist pop 527

PSA 10	$1,856 pop 20
PSA 9	$220 pop 106
PSA 8	$100 pop 157
PSA 7	$58 pop 79
PSA 6	$38 pop 73
PSA 5	$28 pop 36
PSA 4	$12 pop 11
PSA 3	$20 pop 6
PSA 2	$18 pop 5
PSA 1	$15 EST. pop —

Checklist-Glossy

$120

pop 68 @ PSA 8

Checklist-Glossy pop 217

PSA 10	$4,451 pop 9
PSA 9	$291 pop 41
PSA 8.5	— EST. pop —
PSA 8	$120 pop 68
PSA 7	$44 pop 24
PSA 6	$27 pop 22
PSA 5	$15 pop 17
PSA 4	$15 EST. pop —
PSA 3	$27 pop 6
PSA 2	$24 EST. pop —
PSA 1	$22 EST. pop —

Glossy

$122

pop 50 @ PSA 8

Glossy pop 217

PSA 10	$1,452 pop 13
PSA 9	$212 pop 55
PSA 8.5	— EST. pop —
PSA 8	$122 pop 50
PSA 7	$42 pop 26
PSA 6	$31 pop 26
PSA 5	$54 pop 19
PSA 4	$36 pop 9
PSA 3	$27 pop 4
PSA 2	$22 pop 3
PSA 1	$18 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up

The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.

15 recorded sales · 7 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
The recent trail reads $100 → $88 → $100 → $114 → $94 — a clear march higher.
Median moved +61% across the window ($60 → $97).
Census check: PSA has graded 629 of this card, and only 5.7% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
Net-net, the momentum points up — real buyers are paying more, more often. Not a promise, just what the garbage is telling us.

Automated analysis generated from this card’s real recorded sales and PSA population data — no opinions, no predictions guaranteed. Entertainment and research only, not financial advice.

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Checklist

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Checklist-Glossy

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Glossy

PSABGSCGCSGC

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Cross-Grader Values

Values across grading services for this card (BGS / SGC / CGC / others + Raw) — from cross-grader comps.

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Grader vs PSA — % value difference at the same grade

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Worth grading

About a 6% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop - graded pop is self-selected (best copies get submitted), so a random raw likely grades lower. Expected value ~$184 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$135 after, vs a raw copy around $19 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $948 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate

6%

this card · 628 graded

PSA 10 value

$948

if you hit the ten

Grading cost

$49

PSA Regular tier

Expected after grade

$135

vs raw ~$19 est.

Probability-weighted across grades using PSA population as a proxy for this set’s cut & print quality, minus the grading fee. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and eye-appeal on your specific copy decide the grade.