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Russell Muscle #51a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · PSA 8

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PSA 8 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 2 →

— Hold · next 3 monthsUp from about $32 to $41, in step with its set. Cards like this have risen about 4% over the next 3 months (1,396 cards since 2019).
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Card # 51a⇄ 51BBrett Sweat
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: the newest sale ($40, Aug 17) counts most; 2 sales in 2026 near $36; 1 older sale from 2025 near $20, about $28 after the set's rise since; and similar cards point higher ($43).
$41
PSA 8 · from 6 real sales · last sold Aug 17
PSA 10 comp $330
no PSA 8 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$3
67 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 8
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.
DatePriceGradeCertType
2026-08-17$39.99PSA 8101646208 ↗FixedPrice
2026-02-03$31.50PSA 8111110925 ↗FixedPrice
2025-04-05$19.99PSA 8101646208 ↗Auction
2022-10-11$36PSA 844220640 ↗
2021-01-10$33PSA 823596932 ↗
2017-10-21$6PSA 822644928 ↗

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Steady
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 6 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $33 → $36 → $20 → $32 → $40 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 101 of this card, and only 14.9% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
  • Net-net, it's holding its ground — steady demand, no fireworks either way.

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 10

Only about 1 in 7 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $77 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.

Expected value if graded$1 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$3 (from 67 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10

Break-even: you need about a 15% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 15%).

Chance of a PSA 10
15%
this card · 102 graded
PSA 10 value
$330
today · ~$330 by Feb 13, 2027
PSA 9 value
$77
today · ~$77 by Feb 13, 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 ~$21.
Grade odds (this card, 102 PSA-graded): 10 · 15%, 9 · 38%, 8 · 22%, 7 or lower · 25%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 13, 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.

Russell Muscle #51a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$330615
PSA 9$771139
PSA 8$41622
PSA 7$4116
PSA 6$30 est.09
PSA 5$1317
PSA 4$8 est.03
PSA 1$7 est.01

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