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Junkfood John #2a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 9

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PSA pop128

PSA 9 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 →

↑ Lean buy · next 3 monthsIts one sale in the last 3 months was $190, about level with the nine months before, 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
128
Card # 2a⇄ 2BRay Decay
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: 6 sales in the last year near $180; 13 older sales from 2023-2025 near $128, about $186 after the set's rise since; and similar cards point lower ($136).
$178
PSA 9 · from 41 real sales · last sold Sep 11▲ +53%
PSA 10 comp $1,096
no PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$14
152 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 9
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
2026-09-11$189.99PSA 988639176 ↗FixedPrice
2026-04-12$154.29PSA 986322485 ↗BestOffer
2026-03-26$219.95PSA 986322485 ↗FixedPrice
2026-03-13$180PSA 922683152 ↗BestOffer
2026-03-03$180PSA 942616819 ↗BestOffer
2025-11-09$134.99PSA 9122727017 ↗FixedPrice
2025-11-06$127.99PSA 9124269996 ↗FixedPrice
2025-09-21$176.21PSA 984784778 ↗BestOffer
2025-09-07$134.99PSA 973823798 ↗FixedPrice
2025-08-15$83.95PSA 945375328 ↗Auction
Newest 10 of 41 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 41 recorded sales · 6 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $180 → $180 → $220 → $154 → $190 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +53% across the window ($117 → $178).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 519 of this card, and only 6.4% 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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Only about 1 in 16 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $151, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $14 raw copy you give up.

Expected value if graded$59 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$14 (from 152 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it

Break-even: you need about a 2% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 6%).

Chance of a PSA 10
6%
this card · 519 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,096
today · ~$1,096 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$178
today · ~$178 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 ~$79.
Grade odds (this card, 519 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 25%, 8 · 28%, 7 or lower · 41%. 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 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$1,0962333
PSA 9$17841128
PSA 8$7547144
PSA 7$552482
PSA 6.5$44 est.01
PSA 6$431356
PSA 5.5$33 est.01
PSA 5$26931
PSA 4.5$25 est.01
PSA 4$25531
PSA 3$24 est.06
PSA 2$23 est.02
PSA 1.5$22 est.01
PSA 1$21 est.02

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