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Joltin' Joe #41b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Glossy · PSA 3
Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded 2.5x more base copies
PSA has graded 497 of the base card and 199 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop4
All grades · value and PSA population
JOLTIN' JOE ACTIVEno PSA 3 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$12
10 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 3
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 Thin To Call
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- Only 1 recorded sale on the books — not enough for a trend without kidding ourselves. The last one changed hands at $12 on 2024-10-27.
- With this little to go on, the honest answer is we can't call a direction — one auction would swing the whole read.
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.
Joltin' Joe — across every card
Subject page →Every Joltin' Joe card we track — how the character is moving, not just this one grade.
🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 9 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $181, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $12 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$89 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$12 (from 10 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
11%
this card · 199 graded
PSA 10 value
$682
today · ~$682 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$240
today · ~$240 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 ~$109.
Grade odds (this card, 199 PSA-graded): 10 · 11%, 9 · 22%, 8 · 34%, 7 or lower · 34%. 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, 199 PSA-graded): 10 · 11%, 9 · 22%, 8 · 34%, 7 or lower · 34%. 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.
Joltin' Joe #41b Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $682 | 8 | 22 |
| PSA 9 | $240 | 11 | 43 |
| PSA 8 | $114 | 18 | 67 |
| PSA 7 | $60 | 8 | 22 |
| PSA 6 | $40 | 5 | 24 |
| PSA 5 | $40 | 1 | 10 |
| PSA 4 | $29 est. | 0 | 6 |
| PSA 3 | $25 | 1 | 4 |
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