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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #41a Mean Gene front
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Price history · PSA 7
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
30
Card # 41a
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.
$35
PSA 7 · this grade▲ +55%
Confidence
★★★☆☆
9 comp sales
See Active PSA 7 See Sold PSA 7 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$19.21 $34.99 $60.40
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$32
2026-06-01 · PSA 7
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
49
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$35
pop 30 @ PSA 7
Glossy
PSA 10 $1,207 pop 13
PSA 9 $257 pop 49
PSA 8 $193 pop 67
PSA 7 $35 pop 30
PSA 6 $44 pop 22
PSA 5 $38 pop 11
PSA 4 $27 pop 12
PSA 3 $20 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $14 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $10 EST. pop —
Base
$97
pop 73 @ PSA 7
Base pop 562
PSA 10 $643 pop 23
PSA 9 $132 pop 145
PSA 8.5 $70 pop —
PSA 8 $46 pop 187
PSA 7 $97 pop 73
PSA 6.5 $27 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $71 pop 43
PSA 5.5 $45 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $33 pop 31
PSA 4 $44 pop 19
PSA 3 $16 pop 12
PSA 2 $20 pop 7
PSA 1 $18 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 9 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $52 → $39 → $22 → $68 → $32 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +55% across the window ($25 → $39).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 209 of this card, and only 6.2% 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 ~$211 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$132 after, vs a raw copy around $16 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,207 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 209 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,207
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$132
vs raw ~$16 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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