Front
1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #39a Buggy Betty front
Back
Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
43
Card # 39a
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.
$141
PSA 9 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★☆
14 comp sales
See Active PSA 9 See Sold PSA 9 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$73.38 ≈$140.87 $312.79
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$79
2025-02-20 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
48
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$141
pop 43 @ PSA 9
Glossy
PSA 10 $1,394 pop 11
PSA 9 $141 pop 43
PSA 8 $116 pop 62
PSA 7 $60 pop 32
PSA 6 $36 pop 24
PSA 5 $19 pop 8
PSA 4 $8 pop 4
PSA 3 $4 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
Base
$155
pop 145 @ PSA 9
Base
PSA 10 $531 pop 29
PSA 9 $155 pop 145
PSA 8 $79 pop 151
PSA 7 $26 pop 59
PSA 6 $32 pop 46
PSA 5 $25 pop 24
PSA 4 $8 pop 16
PSA 3 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $4 pop 2

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 14 recorded sales · 0 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $290 → $156 → $168 → $185 → $79 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +140% across the window ($65 → $156).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($79 on 2025-02-20) landed 44% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 186 of this card, and only 5.9% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
  • Net-net, the momentum points up — real buyers are paying more, more often. Not a promise, just what the garbage is telling us.

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 6% 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 ~$198 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$119 after, vs a raw copy around $13 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,394 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 186 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,394
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$119
vs raw ~$13 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.

GPK Price Guide
← Back