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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #41b Joltin' Joe front
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Price history · PSA 5
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
31
Card # 41b
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.
$48
PSA 5 · this grade▲ +47%
Confidence
★★★☆☆
9 comp sales
See Active PSA 5 See Sold PSA 5 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$23.62 ≈$47.64 $103.97
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$34.99
2025-10-30 · PSA 5
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
152
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$48
pop 31 @ PSA 5
Base pop 508
PSA 10 $689 EST. pop 32
PSA 9 $123 pop 133
PSA 8.5 $77 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $70 pop 127
PSA 7.5 $40 pop —
PSA 7 $60 pop 75
PSA 6 $33 pop 51
PSA 5 $48 pop 31
PSA 4 $36 pop 24
PSA 3 $27 EST. pop 7
PSA 2 $16 pop 7
PSA 1 $9 EST. pop —
Glossy
$9 EST.
pop — @ PSA 5
Glossy pop 206
PSA 10 $667 pop 22
PSA 9 $216 pop 43
PSA 8 $142 pop 62
PSA 7 $54 pop 22
PSA 6 $20 pop 24
PSA 5 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $4 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 9 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $14 → $40 → $30 → $35 → $35 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +47% across the window ($24 → $35).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($35 on 2025-10-30) landed 27% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 488 of this card, and only 6.6% 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 7% 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 ~$117 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$68 after, vs a raw copy around $19 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $689 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
7%
this card · 488 graded
PSA 10 value
$689
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$49
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$68
vs raw ~$19 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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