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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #3a Up Chuck front
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Price history · PSA 7
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
29
Card # 3a
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.
$69
PSA 7 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★☆
15 comp sales
See Active PSA 7 See Sold PSA 7 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$35.79 ≈$68.71 $152.56
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$52.80
2025-03-29 · PSA 7
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
100
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$69
pop 29 @ PSA 7
Glossy pop 211
PSA 10 $2,126 pop 15
PSA 9 $482 pop 56
PSA 8 $93 pop 56
PSA 7.5 $34 pop —
PSA 7 $69 pop 29
PSA 6 $25 pop 20
PSA 5 $40 pop 16
PSA 4 $24 pop 9
PSA 3 $14 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $5 EST. pop —
Base
$57
pop 63 @ PSA 7
Base pop 542
PSA 10 $514 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $198 pop 123
PSA 8 $68 pop 185
PSA 7 $57 pop 63
PSA 6 $65 pop 49
PSA 5 $40 pop 34
PSA 4.5 $24 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $12 pop 22
PSA 3 $12 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $12 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $29 pop 2
PSA cgc8 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 15 recorded sales · 0 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $40 → $40 → $55 → $60 → $53 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +64% across the window ($31 → $51).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($53 on 2025-03-29) landed 23% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 204 of this card, and only 7.4% 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 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 ~$331 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$252 after, vs a raw copy around $9 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $2,126 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
7%
this card · 204 graded
PSA 10 value
$2,126
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$252
vs raw ~$9 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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