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New Wave Dave #30a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 8
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All grades · value and PSA population
10
$960
Pop 38 · 21 sales
9.5
$445 EST.
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9
$229
Pop 145 · 58 sales
8.5
$77
Pop 3 · 1 sale
8
$77
Pop 176 · 55 sales
7
$68
Pop 74 · 19 sales
7 (ST)
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6
$44
Pop 56 · 9 sales
5
$33
Pop 34 · 9 sales
4.5
$28 EST.
Pop 1
4
$27
Pop 20 · 2 sales
3
$23
Pop 6 · 5 sales
2
$22 EST.
Pop —
1
$22 EST.
Pop —
NEW WAVE DAVE ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $500.86 all-in
🛒 1 listing on eBay now PSA 8 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$20
144 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 8
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…
Cooling Off
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- 55 recorded sales · 12 in the last year · trades every few months · high-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $70 → $75 → $75 → $75 → $80 — ran up to a peak of $142, then cooled back off.
- Median moved -13% across the window ($72 → $75).
- Census check: PSA has graded 558 of this card, and only 6.8% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
- Net-net, the heat is coming off — recent sales are softening. Could be a breather, could be a top; the trash doesn't say which.
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.
New Wave Dave — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 15 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $166, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $20 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$74 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$20 (from 144 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Break-even: you need about a 0% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 7%).
Chance of a PSA 10
7%
this card · 558 graded
PSA 10 value
$960
today · ~$960 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$229
today · ~$229 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 ~$94.
Grade odds (this card, 558 PSA-graded): 10 · 7%, 9 · 26%, 8 · 32%, 7 or lower · 35%. 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, 558 PSA-graded): 10 · 7%, 9 · 26%, 8 · 32%, 7 or lower · 35%. 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.
New Wave Dave #30a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $960 | 21 | 38 |
| BGS 9.5 | $445 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 9 | $229 | 58 | 145 |
| PSA 8.5 | $77 | 1 | 3 |
| PSA 8 | $77 | 55 | 176 |
| PSA 7 | $68 | 19 | 74 |
| PSA 6 | $44 | 9 | 56 |
| PSA 5 | $33 | 9 | 34 |
| PSA 4.5 | $28 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 4 | $27 | 2 | 20 |
| PSA 3 | $23 | 5 | 6 |
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