Front
1985 topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #4a Fryin' Brian front
Back
Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
42
Card # 4a
GPK Price Guide Value iGPK Price Guide 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.
$540
PSA 9 · this grade
not currently listed on eBay
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last sold
$450
2026-02-06 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
69
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 15 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $517 → $350 → $450 → $450 → $450 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +105% across the window ($220 → $450).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 231 of this card, and only 5.6% 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.

Fryin' Brian — across every card

Subject page →
Every Fryin' Brian card we track — how the character is moving, not just this one grade.

🧬 Should I slab it?

SLAB IT

About a 6% 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 ~$426 before the $149 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$277 after, vs a raw copy around $47 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $4,069 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 231 graded
PSA 10 value
$4,069
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$149
PSA Express tier
Expected after grade
$277
vs raw ~$47 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.

GPK Price Guide
← Back