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1985 topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #4a Fryin' Brian front
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Price history · PSA 4
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
34
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.
$30
PSA 4 · this grade▼ -42%
not currently listed on eBay
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last sold
$24.99
2026-02-16 · PSA 4
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
132
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 5 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $36 → $50 → $26 → $20 → $25 — ran up to a peak of $50, then cooled back off.
  • Median moved -42% across the window ($43 → $25).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 560 of this card, and only 4.6% 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.

Fryin' Brian — across every card

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

🧬 Should I slab it?

SLAB IT

About a 5% 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 ~$310 before the $149 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$161 after, vs a raw copy around $21 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $3,293 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
5%
this card · 560 graded
PSA 10 value
$3,293
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$149
PSA Express tier
Expected after grade
$161
vs raw ~$21 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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