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Mean Gene #41a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Glossy · PSA 4
Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded 2.6x more base copies
PSA has graded 556 of the base card and 214 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop12
All grades · value and PSA population
MEAN GENE ACTIVEno PSA 4 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$24
24 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 4
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.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
Too Few Recent Sales
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 3 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $11 → $20 → $23 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 214 of this card, and only 6.1% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
- None
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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🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 16 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $229, more than the $100 it costs to grade plus the $25 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$129 (after $100 all-in cost)
Raw value today$25 (from 24 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
6%
this card · 214 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,549
today · ~$1,549 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$322
today · ~$322 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$100
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $32 + likely upcharge $8
How these numbers work
All-in cost $100: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card (expected $68 with PSA's upcharge if it comes back worth more than the tier allows), insured shipping to PSA ~$12, PSA insured return shipping ~$20. Sending it to your PSA Vault instead skips return shipping (vault intake and storage are free): ~$80 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$149.
Grade odds (this card, 214 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 23%, 8 · 32%, 7 or lower · 39%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
Expected value if graded = each grade's chance × its value, minus the all-in cost. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and corners on your copy decide the grade.
Grade odds (this card, 214 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 23%, 8 · 32%, 7 or lower · 39%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
Expected value if graded = each grade's chance × its value, minus the all-in cost. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and corners on your copy decide the grade.
Mean Gene #41a Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $1,549 | 2 | 13 |
| PSA 9 | $322 | 19 | 50 |
| PSA 8 | $130 | 17 | 68 |
| PSA 7 | $58 | 9 | 30 |
| PSA 6.5 | $53 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $51 | 3 | 23 |
| PSA 5 | $36 | 2 | 11 |
| PSA 4 | $28 | 3 | 12 |
| PSA 3.5 | $26 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $25 est. | 0 | 3 |
| PSA 2 | $24 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 1 | $23 est. | 0 | 1 |
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