Russell Muscle #51a

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ScarcityPSA has graded more of this parallel than the base
PSA has graded 104 of the base card and 238 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
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PSA pop36

PSA 10 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 2 →

⤵ Sell · next 3 monthsJumped from about $89 to $236 on a single sale. Cards that jump like this on one sale have given back about 18% over the next 3 months (3,928 past cases). The set is rising, but this card has already jumped well ahead of it.
PSA pop · this parallel
36
Card # 51a⇄ 51BBrett Sweat
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.
$261
PSA 10 · highest-graded comp
🟢 lowest on eBay: $755.27 all-in · Buy It Now (also an auction)
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$4
17 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 10
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.
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🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 31 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $146 → $225 → $1,075 → $89 → $236 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +34% across the window ($152 → $204).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 235 of this card, and only 15.3% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • 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.

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Roughly a 15% gem 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 ~$80 before the $80 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$1 after - about even with a raw copy ($4 from 17 raw sales). A coin flip that only pays off on a high grade.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
15%
this card · 236 graded
PSA 10 value
$261
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$80
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$0
vs raw $4 from 17 raw sales

Probability-weighted across grades using PSA population (this card) as a proxy for 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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