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Mean Gene #41a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 8
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All grades · value and PSA population
10
$928
Pop 23 · 11 sales
9
$186
Pop 148 · 57 sales
9 (OC)
$96
Pop — · 3 sales
8.5
$97
Pop 2 · 1 sale
8
$83
Pop 188 · 56 sales
7
$54
Pop 75 · 24 sales
6
$53
Pop 45 · 11 sales
6 (ST)
$43
Pop — · 1 sale
5
$30
Pop 33 · 8 sales
4
$25
Pop 19 · 7 sales
3
$25
Pop 13 · 1 sale
2.5
$25 EST.
Pop 1
2
$25
Pop 7 · 1 sale
1
$22 EST.
Pop 2
MEAN GENE ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $135 all-in
🛒 4 listings on eBay now PSA 8 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$18
133 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 8
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…
Cooling Off
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
- 56 recorded sales · 8 in the last year · trades every few months · high-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $41 → $39 → $128 → $85 → $75 — ran up to a peak of $128, then cooled back off.
- Median moved -25% across the window ($75 → $66).
- Census check: PSA has graded 556 of this card, and only 4.1% come back a 10 — a genuine condition rarity.
- Net-net, the heat is coming off — recent sales are softening. Could be a breather, could be a top; the trash doesn't say which.
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 24 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $131, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $19 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$39 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$19 (from 133 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Break-even: you need about a 2% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 4%).
Chance of a PSA 10
4%
this card · 556 graded
PSA 10 value
$928
today · ~$928 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$186
today · ~$186 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$92
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $32
How these numbers work
All-in cost $92: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card, 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): ~$72 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$59.
Grade odds (this card, 556 PSA-graded): 10 · 4%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 34%, 7 or lower · 35%. 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, 556 PSA-graded): 10 · 4%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 34%, 7 or lower · 35%. 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 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $928 | 11 | 23 |
| PSA 9 | $186 | 57 | 148 |
| PSA 9 (OC) | $96 | 3 | — |
| PSA 8.5 | $97 | 1 | 2 |
| PSA 8 | $83 | 56 | 188 |
| PSA 7 | $54 | 24 | 75 |
| PSA 6 | $53 | 11 | 45 |
| PSA 6 (ST) | $43 | 1 | — |
| PSA 5 | $30 | 8 | 33 |
| PSA 4 | $25 | 7 | 19 |
| PSA 3 | $25 | 1 | 13 |
| PSA 2.5 | $25 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 2 | $25 | 1 | 7 |
| PSA 1 | $22 est. | 0 | 2 |
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