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Live Mike #53b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · Glossy · PSA 10

Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded more of this parallel than the base
PSA has graded 138 of the base card and 320 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
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PSA pop40

PSA 10 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 2 →

— Hold · next 3 monthsNo sale in the last 3 months, so there is no fresh price to read; it stays a hold until it sells again.
PSA pop · this parallel
40
Card # 53b⇄ 53AJolted Joel
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: 2 older sales from 2024-2025 near $310, about $503 after the set's rise since; similar cards point lower ($411); and 3 sales in 2026 near $604.
$470
PSA 10 · from 20 real sales · last sold Jul 23▲ +32%
🛒 5 listings on eBay now RAW
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$7
25 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 10
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
2026-07-23$660PSA 1027097558 ↗Auction
2026-06-28$604PSA 1027036423 ↗Auction
2026-01-07$85PSA 1027036423 ↗BestOffer
2025-02-15$300PSA 1023798449 ↗BestOffer
2024-03-12$320PSA 1084532772 ↗Auction
2022-10-02$190.50PSA 1023798371 ↗Auction
2022-05-08$660PSA 1025585404 ↗Auction
2020-12-27$294PSA 1027036422 ↗Auction
2020-07-02$249PSA 1046995865 ↗BestOffer
2020-06-23$153.03PSA 1042827790 ↗Auction
Newest 10 of 20 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 20 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $320 → $300 → $85 → $604 → $660 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +32% across the window ($235 → $310).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($660 on 2026-07-23) landed 40% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 317 of this card, and only 12.6% 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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Only about 1 in 8 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $123, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $7 raw copy you give up.

Expected value if graded$31 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$7 (from 25 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it

Break-even: you need about a 6% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 13%).

Chance of a PSA 10
13%
this card · 320 graded
PSA 10 value
$470
today · ~$470 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$119
today · ~$119 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 ~$51.
Grade odds (this card, 320 PSA-graded): 10 · 13%, 9 · 36%, 8 · 27%, 7 or lower · 24%. 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.

Live Mike #53b Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$4702040
PSA 9$11945115
PSA 8.5$55 est.01
PSA 8$533586
PSA 7$331026
PSA 6$33217
PSA 5$30216
PSA 4$21111
PSA 3$20 est.04
PSA 2$18 est.04

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