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Cranky Frankie #18a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 9

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PSA pop259

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— Hold · next 3 monthsUp from about $80 to $92, in step with its set. Cards like this have risen about 4% over the next 3 months (1,396 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
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Card # 18a⇄ 18BBad Brad
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: the newest sale ($94, Sep 26) counts most; 16 sales in the last year near $80; and 37 older sales from 2023-2025 near $65, about $91 after the set's rise since.
$92
PSA 9 · from 118 real sales · last sold Sep 26▲ +23%
PSA 10 comp $306
🟢 lowest on eBay: $55 all-in · opening auction bid
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$14
134 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 9
On-the-record sales go back as far as PSA reports them — late 2017 for GPK — plus eBay-tracked and raw sales as they land.
DatePriceGradeCertType
2026-09-26$94PSA 9155779610 ↗BestOffer
2026-08-06$100PSA 978691484 ↗FixedPrice
2026-07-28$65PSA 986322470 ↗Auction
2026-06-19$71.20PSA 973779847 ↗BestOffer
2026-04-30$85PSA 974080009 ↗
2026-04-19$109.99PSA 984908419 ↗
2026-03-30$80.70PSA 974862398 ↗FixedPrice
2026-03-20$99.95PSA 948153246 ↗
2026-02-28$75PSA 973779845 ↗
2026-02-18$80PSA 970783403 ↗
Newest 10 of 118 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 118 recorded sales · 16 in the last year · trades about once a month · high-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $85 → $71 → $65 → $100 → $94 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +23% across the window ($78 → $90).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 708 of this card, and only 24.3% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • 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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Only about 1 in 4 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $127, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $14 raw copy you give up.

Expected value if graded$35 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$14 (from 134 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it

Break-even: you need about a 15% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 24%).

Chance of a PSA 10
24%
this card · 708 graded
PSA 10 value
$306
today · ~$306 by Feb 13, 2027
PSA 9 value
$92
today · ~$92 by Feb 13, 2027
All-in cost
$92
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $32
How these numbers work
All-in cost $92: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card, insured shipping to PSA ~$12, PSA insured return shipping ~$20. Sending it to your PSA Vault instead skips return shipping (vault intake and storage are free): ~$72 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$55.
Grade odds (this card, 708 PSA-graded): 10 · 24%, 9 · 37%, 8 · 18%, 7 or lower · 21%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 13, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
Expected value if graded = each grade's chance × its value, minus the all-in cost. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and corners on your copy decide the grade.

Cranky Frankie #18a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$30687172
PSA 9$92118259
PSA 8.5$68 est.02
PSA 8$6636125
PSA 7.5$51 est.01
PSA 7$491655
PSA 6.5$39 est.01
PSA 6$34538
PSA 5$24826
PSA 4$20420
PSA 3$19 est.07
PSA 2$18 est.02

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