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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #40a Unstitched Mitch front
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Price history · PSA 1
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
2
Card # 40a
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.
$39
PSA 1 · this grade
Confidence
★★☆☆☆
2 comp sales
See Active PSA 1 See Sold PSA 1 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$20.64 ≈$38.28 $115.17
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$27
2025-08-26 · PSA 1
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
229
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$39
pop 2 @ PSA 1
Base pop 467
PSA 10 $769 pop 18
PSA 9 $159 pop 134
PSA 9oc EST. pop —
PSA 8.5 $26 pop —
PSA 8 $65 pop 151
PSA 7.5 $41 pop —
PSA 7 $32 pop 57
PSA 6.5 $15 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $29 pop 39
PSA 5 $18 pop 23
PSA 4 $31 pop 13
PSA 3 $31 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $31 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $39 pop 2
Glossy
$4 EST.
pop — @ PSA 1
Glossy pop 201
PSA 10 $774 pop 19
PSA 9 $136 pop 49
PSA 9oc EST. pop —
PSA 8 $92 pop 64
PSA 7 $44 pop 26
PSA 6.5 $30 pop —
PSA 6 $33 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $25 pop 7
PSA 4 $16 pop 7
PSA 3 $10 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $6 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $4 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Too Thin To Call
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • Only 2 recorded sales on the books — not enough for a trend without kidding ourselves. The last one changed hands at $27 on 2025-08-26.
  • With this little to go on, the honest answer is we can't call a direction — one auction would swing the whole read.

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 4% 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 ~$114 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$65 after, vs a raw copy around $10 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $769 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
4%
this card · 444 graded
PSA 10 value
$769
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$49
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$65
vs raw ~$10 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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