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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #15a Ailin' Al front
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Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
62
Card # 15a
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.
$138
PSA 9 · this grade▼ -39%
Confidence
★★★★☆
24 comp sales
See Active PSA 9 See Sold PSA 9 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$75.75 $138.00 $238.23
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$138
2026-05-21 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
66
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$138
pop 62 @ PSA 9
Glossy pop 226
PSA 10 $760 pop 17
PSA 9 $138 pop 62
PSA 8 $65 pop 62
PSA 7 $43 pop 33
PSA 6 $54 pop 20
PSA 5 $30 pop 13
PSA 4 $16 pop 7
PSA 3 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $3 EST. pop —
Base
$132
pop 125 @ PSA 9
Base pop 474
PSA 10 $436 pop 39
PSA 9 $132 pop 125
PSA 8.5 $53 pop —
PSA 8 $71 pop 132
PSA 7 $50 pop 56
PSA 6.5 $30 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $21 pop 52
PSA 5.5 $18 pop —
PSA 5 $38 pop 33
PSA 4 $18 pop 17
PSA 3 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $4 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $2 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 24 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $90 → $114 → $114 → $120 → $138 — a steady drift lower.
  • Median moved -39% across the window ($186 → $114).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 216 of this card, and only 7.9% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
  • Net-net, the heat is coming off — recent sales are softening. Could be a breather, could be a top; the trash doesn't say which.

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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 8% 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 ~$132 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$83 after, vs a raw copy around $19 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $760 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
8%
this card · 216 graded
PSA 10 value
$760
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$49
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$83
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.

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