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Swell Mel #20a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 8
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All grades · value and PSA population
10
$660
Pop 26 · 11 sales
9
$105
Pop 133 · 59 sales
9 (OC)
$73
Pop — · 8 sales
8.5
$56
Pop 3 · 2 sales
8
$56
Pop 178 · 64 sales
8 (OC)
$36
Pop — · 2 sales
8 (ST)
$47 EST.
Pop —
7.5
$22 EST.
Pop —
7
$48
Pop 79 · 22 sales
6.5
$37 EST.
Pop 1
6
$32
Pop 54 · 10 sales
5.5
$19 EST.
Pop —
5
$22
Pop 19 · 8 sales
4.5
$20 EST.
Pop 1
4
$15
Pop 13 · 2 sales
3.5
$15 EST.
Pop 1
3
$15
Pop 6 · 1 sale
2
$10 EST.
Pop 1
1
$9 EST.
Pop —
SWELL MEL ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $89.75 all-in
🛒 2 listings on eBay now PSA 8 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$11
138 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 8
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
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
- 64 recorded sales · 14 in the last year · trades every few months · high-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $45 → $70 → $69 → $40 → $55 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +18% across the window ($45 → $47).
- Census check: PSA has graded 515 of this card, and only 5.0% 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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🧬 Should I slab it?
Only if you're confident it's a 10Only about 1 in 20 copies of this card get a 10. A 10 is worth $660, but after the $92 cost it barely beats the $11 raw copy.
Expected value if graded$0 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$11 (from 138 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 7% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 5%).
Chance of a PSA 10
5%
this card · 515 graded
PSA 10 value
$660
today · ~$660 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$105
today · ~$105 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 ~$20.
Grade odds (this card, 515 PSA-graded): 10 · 5%, 9 · 26%, 8 · 35%, 7 or lower · 34%. 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, 515 PSA-graded): 10 · 5%, 9 · 26%, 8 · 35%, 7 or lower · 34%. 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.
Swell Mel #20a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $660 | 11 | 26 |
| PSA 9 | $105 | 59 | 133 |
| PSA 9 (OC) | $73 | 8 | — |
| PSA 8.5 | $56 | 2 | 3 |
| PSA 8 | $56 | 64 | 178 |
| PSA 8 (ST) | $47 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 8 (OC) | $36 | 2 | — |
| PSA 7 | $48 | 22 | 79 |
| PSA 6.5 | $37 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $32 | 10 | 54 |
| PSA 5 | $22 | 8 | 19 |
| PSA 4.5 | $20 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 4 | $15 | 2 | 13 |
| PSA 3.5 | $15 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $15 | 1 | 6 |
| PSA 2 | $10 est. | 0 | 1 |
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