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Slimy Sam #38a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 8
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PSA pop · this parallel
116
Card #
⇄ 38BLizard Liz
All grades · value and PSA population
10
$430
Pop 43 · 29 sales
9
$95
Pop 170 · 68 sales
8.5
$67
Pop 2 · 1 sale
8
$56
Pop 116 · 39 sales
7.5
$34 EST.
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7
$50
Pop 63 · 16 sales
6.5
$28
Pop 1 · 1 sale
6
$28
Pop 47 · 8 sales
5
$25
Pop 26 · 5 sales
4
$19
Pop 25 · 7 sales
3.5
$10 EST.
Pop 1
3
$9 EST.
Pop 7
2
$8 EST.
Pop 2
1
$7 EST.
Pop —
SLIMY SAM ACTIVEno PSA 8 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$12
129 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 sniffed around the sales pile.
- 39 recorded sales · 11 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $65 → $80 → $45 → $56 → $52 — ran up to a peak of $80, then cooled back off.
- Median moved -11% across the window ($49 → $48).
- Census check: PSA has graded 503 of this card, and only 8.5% 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.
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Only if you're confident it's a 10Only about 1 in 12 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $95 — after the $92 cost that is less than the $12 raw copy.
Expected value if graded$1 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$12 (from 129 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 11% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 9%).
Chance of a PSA 10
9%
this card · 503 graded
PSA 10 value
$430
today · ~$430 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$95
today · ~$95 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 ~$21.
Grade odds (this card, 503 PSA-graded): 10 · 9%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 23%, 7 or lower · 34%. 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, 503 PSA-graded): 10 · 9%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 23%, 7 or lower · 34%. 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.
Slimy Sam #38a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $430 | 29 | 43 |
| PSA 9 | $95 | 68 | 170 |
| PSA 8.5 | $67 | 1 | 2 |
| PSA 8 | $56 | 39 | 116 |
| PSA 7 | $50 | 16 | 63 |
| PSA 6.5 | $28 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $28 | 8 | 47 |
| PSA 5 | $25 | 5 | 26 |
| PSA 4 | $19 | 7 | 25 |
| PSA 3.5 | $10 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $9 est. | 0 | 7 |
| PSA 2 | $8 est. | 0 | 2 |
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