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Jolted Joel #53a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · Glossy · PSA 5
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 pop14
PSA pop · this parallel
14
Card #
⇄ 53BLive Mike
All grades · value and PSA population
JOLTED JOEL ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $55.80 all-in
🛒 1 listing on eBay now PSA 5 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$5
29 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 5
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…
Steady
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
- 3 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades every few months · limited-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $20 → $30 → $12 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($12 on 2026-09-21) landed 45% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 336 of this card, and only 12.2% 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.
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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