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Jolted Joel #53a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · PSA 8
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JOLTED JOEL ACTIVEno PSA 8 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$4
96 raw sales used for this value
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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.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
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- 11 recorded sales · 5 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $40 → $30 → $45 → $58 → $50 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +70% across the window ($25 → $42).
- Census check: PSA has graded 144 of this card, and only 8.3% 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.
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Only if you're confident it's a 10Only about 1 in 12 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $63 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $64, is $28 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$4 (from 96 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 19% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 8%).
Chance of a PSA 10
8%
this card · 144 graded
PSA 10 value
$333
today · ~$333 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$63
today · ~$63 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, 144 PSA-graded): 10 · 8%, 9 · 30%, 8 · 22%, 7 or lower · 40%. 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, 144 PSA-graded): 10 · 8%, 9 · 30%, 8 · 22%, 7 or lower · 40%. 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.
Jolted Joel #53a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $333 | 6 | 12 |
| PSA 9 | $63 | 9 | 43 |
| PSA 8.5 | $46 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | $45 | 11 | 31 |
| PSA 7 | $23 | 1 | 12 |
| PSA 6 | $18 | 2 | 14 |
| PSA 5 | $17 | 4 | 20 |
| PSA 4 | $16 est. | 0 | 8 |
| PSA 3 | $15 est. | 0 | 2 |
| PSA 2 | $14 est. | 0 | 1 |
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