Mean Gene #41a

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PSA 9 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 →

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Card # 41a⇄ 41BJoltin' Joe
GPK Price Guide Value iGPK Price Guide 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.
$367
PSA 9 · this grade▶ steady
PSA 10 comp $1,872
🟢 lowest on eBay: $655.71 all-in
🛒 1 listing on eBay now PSA 9 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$24
22 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 9
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.
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🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Steady
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 19 recorded sales · 4 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $120 → $148 → $180 → $295 → $450 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($450 on 2026-07-28) landed 23% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 209 of this card, and only 6.2% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
  • Net-net, it's holding its ground — steady demand, no fireworks either way.

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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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 ~$258 before the $149 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$109 after, vs a raw copy around $24 from 22 raw sales. Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,872 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 211 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,872
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$149
PSA Express tier
Expected after grade
$109
vs raw $24 from 22 raw sales

Probability-weighted across grades using PSA population (this card) as a proxy for 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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