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Junkfood John #2a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Glossy · PSA 6

Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded 2.4x more base copies
PSA has graded 519 of the base card and 216 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
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PSA pop24

PSA 6 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 →

↑ Lean buy · next 3 monthsHolding steady at about $51 while most cards in its set sold higher this quarter. Cards like this have risen about 15% over the next 3 months (1,157 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
24
Card # 2a⇄ 2BRay Decay
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: 3 sales in 2026 near $52; 4 older sales from 2024-2025 near $23, about $35 after the set's rise since; and similar cards point to about the same ($48).
$51
PSA 6 · from 10 real sales · last sold Sep 4▲ +175%
PSA 10 comp $1,751
no PSA 6 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$20
15 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 6
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
2026-09-04$52PSA 6158249799 ↗FixedPrice
2026-05-12$52.38PSA 6104378838 ↗
2026-02-25$49.50PSA 694732661 ↗FixedPrice
2025-08-26$9.50PSA 648153254 ↗Auction
2025-02-04$30PSA 699544339 ↗BestOffer
2024-12-17$60PSA 699093188 ↗Auction
2024-11-09$16.05PSA 694732661 ↗Auction
2023-03-14$36.50PSA 670607198 ↗Auction
2018-08-06$17.99PSA 628345955 ↗
2018-01-29$9.99PSA 628345955 ↗FixedPrice

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 10 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $30 → $10 → $50 → $52 → $52 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +175% across the window ($18 → $50).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 216 of this card, and only 5.6% 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.

Junkfood John — across every card

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🧬 Should I slab it?

Grade it

Only about 1 in 18 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $221, more than the $100 it costs to grade plus the $20 raw copy you give up.

Expected value if graded$121 (after $100 all-in cost)
Raw value today$20 (from 15 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it

Grading pays even without a 10.

Chance of a PSA 10
6%
this card · 216 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,751
today · ~$1,751 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$227
today · ~$227 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$100
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $32 + likely upcharge $8
How these numbers work
All-in cost $100: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card (expected $68 with PSA's upcharge if it comes back worth more than the tier allows), 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): ~$80 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$141.
Grade odds (this card, 216 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 38%. 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.

Junkfood John #2a Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$1,751412
PSA 9$2271359
PSA 8$1372364
PSA 7$84324
PSA 6$511024
PSA 5$40319
PSA 4$3628
PSA 3$2612
PSA 2$25 est.02

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