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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #30a New Wave Dave front
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Price history · PSA 10
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
38
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.
$1,285
PSA 10 · highest-graded comp
Confidence
★★★☆☆
9 comp sales
See Active PSA 10 See Sold PSA 10 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$669.39 ≈$1,285.07 $2,853.37
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$879.99
2025-06-09 · PSA 10
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
170
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 3 for this card
Base
$1,285
pop 38 @ PSA 10
Base
PSA 10 $1,285 pop 38
PSA 9.5 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $135 pop 144
PSA 8.5 $82 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $82 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
$612
pop 15 @ PSA 10
Glossy
PSA 10 $612 pop 15
PSA 9 $356 pop 53
PSA 8.5 $325 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $89 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 $52 pop 2
PSA 3 $36 pop 1
PSA 2 $25 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $17 EST. pop —
Wave
$455 EST.
pop — @ PSA 10
Wave
PSA 10 $455 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $180 pop 144
PSA 8.5 $36 pop —
PSA 8 $71 pop 174
PSA 7 $61 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 sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 9 recorded sales · 0 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $525 → $406 → $825 → $432 → $880 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($880 on 2025-06-09) landed 32% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • 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 ~$166 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$87 after, vs a raw copy around $16 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,285 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
7%
this card · 550 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,285
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$87
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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