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Jolted Joel #53a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · Glossy · PSA 2
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 pop2
All grades · value and PSA population
JOLTED JOEL ACTIVEno PSA 2 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$5
29 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 2
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…
Too Thin To Call
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- Only 1 recorded sale on the books — not enough for a trend without kidding ourselves. The last one changed hands at $55 on 2026-09-04.
- With this little to go on, the honest answer is we can't call a direction — one auction would swing the whole read.
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?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 8 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $113, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $5 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$21 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$5 (from 29 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Break-even: you need about a 9% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 12%).
Chance of a PSA 10
12%
this card · 336 graded
PSA 10 value
$517
today · ~$517 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$91
today · ~$91 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 ~$41.
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 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, 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 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 Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $517 | 24 | 41 |
| PSA 9 | $91 | 44 | 115 |
| PSA 8.5 | $46 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | $46 | 29 | 80 |
| PSA 7 | $29 | 12 | 30 |
| PSA 6 | $27 | 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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