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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #18a Cranky Frankie front
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Price history · PSA 8
↑ Buy· 60d trend up · thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
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Card # 18a
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.
$58
PSA 8 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★★
47 comp sales
See Active PSA 8 See Sold PSA 8 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$31.97 $58.24 $100.54
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$60
2026-06-11 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
258
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$58
pop 123 @ PSA 8
Base
PSA 10 $317 pop 172
PSA 9.5 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $91 pop 256
PSA 8.5 $65 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $58 pop 123
PSA 7 $46 pop 54
PSA 6.5 $42 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $59 pop 37
PSA 5 $23 pop 26
PSA 4 $41 pop 20
PSA 3 $37 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $33 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $30 EST. pop —
Glossy
$72
pop 52 @ PSA 8
Glossy
PSA 10 $351 pop 48
PSA 9 $173 pop 70
PSA 8 $72 pop 52
PSA 7 $77 pop 10
PSA 6.5 $40 pop —
PSA 6 $24 pop 5
PSA 5 $13 pop 13
PSA 4 $13 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $28 pop 1
PSA 2 $25 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $23 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 47 recorded sales · 7 in the last year · trades every few months · high-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $50 → $56 → $75 → $51 → $60 — ran up to a peak of $75, then cooled back off.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 697 of this card, and only 24.7% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • 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 25% 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 ~$137 before the $29 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$108 after, vs a raw copy around $21 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $334 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
25%
this card · 697 graded
PSA 10 value
$334
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$29
PSA Value Plus tier
Expected after grade
$108
vs raw ~$21 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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