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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #36a Wrappin' Ruth front
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Price history · PSA 8
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
51
Card # 36A
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.
$51
PSA 8 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★★
31 comp sales
See Active PSA 8 See Sold PSA 8 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$25.16 ≈$50.74 $110.73
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$29
2025-09-25 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
69
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$51
pop 51 @ PSA 8
Glossy pop 202
PSA 10 $803 pop 19
PSA 9 $215 pop 58
PSA 8 $51 pop 51
PSA 7 $39 pop 20
PSA 6 $54 pop 22
PSA 5 $48 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $43 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $39 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $35 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $32 EST. pop —
Base
$54
pop 154 @ PSA 8
Base pop 540
PSA 10 $593 pop 39
PSA 9 $122 pop 174
PSA 8.5 $56 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $54 pop 154
PSA 7.5 $28 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $24 pop 65
PSA 6 $26 pop 45
PSA 5 $27 pop 23
PSA 4 $29 pop 9
PSA 3 $26 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $23 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $21 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 31 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $55 → $30 → $74 → $70 → $29 — ran up to a peak of $74, then cooled back off.
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($29 on 2025-09-25) landed 43% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 187 of this card, and only 10.2% 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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 10% 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 ~$177 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$128 after, vs a raw copy around $19 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $803 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
10%
this card · 187 graded
PSA 10 value
$803
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$49
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$128
vs raw ~$19 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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