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Smelly Kelly #43a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · PSA 9
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SMELLY KELLY ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$4
70 raw sales used for this value
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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.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
Too Few Recent Sales
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- 17 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $24 → $57 → $42 → $50 → $61 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 82 of this card, and only 14.6% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
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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?
Only if you're confident it's a 10Only about 1 in 7 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $60 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $57, is $35 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$4 (from 70 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 47% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 14%).
Chance of a PSA 10
14%
this card · 83 graded
PSA 10 value
$160
today · ~$160 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$60
today · ~$60 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 ~under $0.
Grade odds (this card, 83 PSA-graded): 10 · 14%, 9 · 35%, 8 · 28%, 7 or lower · 23%. 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, 83 PSA-graded): 10 · 14%, 9 · 35%, 8 · 28%, 7 or lower · 23%. 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.
Smelly Kelly #43a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $160 | 1 | 12 |
| PSA 9 | $60 | 17 | 29 |
| PSA 8 | $31 | 5 | 23 |
| PSA 7 | $19 | 2 | 6 |
| PSA 6 | $18 est. | 0 | 5 |
| PSA 5 | $16 | 1 | 7 |
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