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Cranky Frankie #18a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Glossy · PSA 10
Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded 3x more base copies
PSA has graded 708 of the base card and 205 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop48
All grades · value and PSA population
CRANKY FRANKIE ACTIVEno PSA 10 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$15
21 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 10
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.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
Trending Up
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 17 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $400 → $400 → $295 → $405 → $425 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +24% across the window ($322 → $400).
- Census check: PSA has graded 205 of this card, and only 23.4% 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.
Cranky Frankie — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 4 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $201, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $15 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$109 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$15 (from 21 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
23%
this card · 205 graded
PSA 10 value
$476
today · ~$476 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$173
today · ~$173 by Feb 12, 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 ~$129.
Grade odds (this card, 205 PSA-graded): 10 · 23%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 26%, 7 or lower · 17%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 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.
Grade odds (this card, 205 PSA-graded): 10 · 23%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 26%, 7 or lower · 17%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 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 Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $476 | 17 | 48 |
| PSA 9 | $173 | 21 | 70 |
| PSA 8 | $95 | 12 | 53 |
| PSA 7 | $58 | 3 | 10 |
| PSA 6.5 | $29 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $29 | 1 | 5 |
| PSA 5 | $22 | 1 | 13 |
| PSA 4.5 | $19 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 4 | $18 est. | 0 | 3 |
| PSA 3 | $16 | 1 | 1 |
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