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Jolted Joel #53a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · Glossy · PSA 9
Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded more of this parallel than the base
PSA has graded 144 of the base card and 336 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop115
PSA pop · this parallel
115
Card #
⇄ 53BLive Mike
All grades · value and PSA population
JOLTED JOEL ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $105.97 all-in
🛒 1 listing on eBay now PSA 9 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$5
29 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 9
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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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
- 44 recorded sales · 6 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $60 → $90 → $40 → $87 → $90 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +33% across the window ($53 → $71).
- Census check: PSA has graded 336 of this card, and only 12.2% 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.
Jolted Joel — across every card
Subject page →Every Jolted Joel card we track — how the character is moving, not just this one grade.
🧬 Should I slab it?
Only if you're confident it's a 10Only about 1 in 8 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $90 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if graded$7 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$5 (from 29 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 12% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 12%).
Chance of a PSA 10
12%
this card · 336 graded
PSA 10 value
$407
today · ~$407 by Feb 13, 2027
PSA 9 value
$90
today · ~$90 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 ~$27.
Grade odds (this card, 336 PSA-graded): 10 · 12%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 24%, 7 or lower · 29%. 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.
Grade odds (this card, 336 PSA-graded): 10 · 12%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 24%, 7 or lower · 29%. 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.
Jolted Joel #53a Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $407 | 24 | 41 |
| PSA 9 | $90 | 44 | 115 |
| PSA 8.5 | $46 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | $46 | 29 | 80 |
| PSA 7 | $28 | 12 | 30 |
| PSA 6 | $26 | 11 | 31 |
| PSA 5 | $22 | 3 | 14 |
| PSA 4 | $22 est. | 0 | 17 |
| PSA 3.5 | $22 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $22 est. | 0 | 3 |
| PSA 2 | $22 | 1 | 2 |
| PSA 1 | $21 est. | 0 | 1 |
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