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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #30a New Wave Dave front
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Price history · PSA 8
image from latest verified sale
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
174
Card # 30a
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.
$80
PSA 8 · this grade▶ steady
Confidence
★★★★★
53 comp sales
See Active PSA 8 See Sold PSA 8 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$49.32 $80.36 $125.51
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$70
2026-07-23 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
$70
across 2 sales
Volume (30d)
2 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
54
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
-34.4%
vs 3 mo
+2.2%
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 3 for this card
Base
$80
pop 174 @ PSA 8
Base
PSA 10 $1,304 pop 38
PSA 9.5 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $139 pop 144
PSA 8.5 $82 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $80 pop 174
PSA 7 $66 EST. pop 74
PSA 6 $47 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $34 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $7 EST. pop 20
PSA 3 $19 EST. pop 6
PSA 2 $17 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $16 EST. pop —
Glossy
$90
pop 61 @ PSA 8
Glossy
PSA 10 $614 pop 15
PSA 9 $356 pop 53
PSA 8.5 $325 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $90 pop 61
PSA 7.5 $29 EST. pop 2
PSA 7 $73 pop 22
PSA 6 $75 pop 27
PSA 5 $50 pop 19
PSA 4 $53 pop 2
PSA 3 $36 pop 1
PSA 2 $24 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $16 EST. pop —
Wave
$71
pop 174 @ PSA 8
Wave
PSA 10 $455 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $180 pop 144
PSA 8.5 $36 pop —
PSA 8 $71 pop 174
PSA 7 $62 pop 74
PSA 6 $38 pop 55
PSA 5 $30 pop 34
PSA 4 $27 pop 20
PSA 3 $15 pop 6
PSA 2 $8 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $5 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Steady
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 53 recorded sales · 12 in the last year · trades about once a month · high-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $77 → $71 → $142 → $70 → $70 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 550 of this card, and only 6.9% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
  • Net-net, it's holding its ground — steady demand, no fireworks either way.

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 7% 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 ~$168 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$89 after, vs a raw copy around $16 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,304 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
7%
this card · 550 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,304
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$89
vs raw ~$16 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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