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Meltin' Melissa #28b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 5
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PSA pop · this parallel
28
Card #
All grades · value and PSA population
10
$706
Pop 27 · 7 sales
9.5
$168 EST.
Pop —
9
$135
Pop 120 · 37 sales
9 (ST)
$102 EST.
Pop —
9 (OC)
$66
Pop — · 2 sales
8.5
$64
Pop 1 · 1 sale
8
$64
Pop 133 · 44 sales
8 (OC)
$41 EST.
Pop —
7.5
$26 EST.
Pop —
7
$51
Pop 74 · 13 sales
6
$34
Pop 46 · 13 sales
5
$26
Pop 28 · 6 sales
4.5
$16 EST.
Pop —
4
$18
Pop 15 · 1 sale
3
$17 EST.
Pop 2
2
$16 EST.
Pop —
1
$16 EST.
Pop —
MELTIN' MELISSA ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $40.94 all-in
🛒 2 listings on eBay now PSA 5 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$12
126 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 5
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:
- 6 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $10 → $20 → $15 → $20 → $19 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +29% across the window ($14 → $19).
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($19 on 2026-04-10) landed 28% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 448 of this card, and only 6.0% 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 17 copies of this card get a 10. A 10 is worth $706, but after the $92 cost it barely beats the $12 raw copy.
Expected value if graded$20 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$12 (from 126 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 5% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 6%).
Chance of a PSA 10
6%
this card · 448 graded
PSA 10 value
$706
today · ~$706 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$135
today · ~$135 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 ~$40.
Grade odds (this card, 448 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 37%. 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, 448 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 37%. 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.
Meltin' Melissa #28b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $706 | 7 | 27 |
| SGC 9.5 | $168 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 9 | $135 | 37 | 120 |
| PSA 9 (OC) | $66 | 2 | — |
| PSA 9 (ST) | $102 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 8.5 | $64 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | $64 | 44 | 133 |
| PSA 8 (OC) | $41 est. | 0 | — |
| SGC 7.5 | $26 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 7 | $51 | 13 | 74 |
| PSA 6 | $34 | 13 | 46 |
| PSA 5 | $26 | 6 | 28 |
| CGC 4.5 | $16 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 4 | $18 | 1 | 15 |
| PSA 3 | $17 est. | 0 | 2 |
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