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Live Mike #53b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 · PSA 8
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LIVE MIKE ACTIVEno PSA 8 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$5
90 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…
Too Few Recent Sales
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
- 7 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $35 → $30 → $37 → $31 → $32 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 136 of this card, and only 12.5% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
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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 8 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $95 — after the $92 cost that is less than the $5 raw copy.
Expected value if graded$18 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$5 (from 90 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 9% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 12%).
Chance of a PSA 10
12%
this card · 138 graded
PSA 10 value
$450
today · ~$450 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$95
today · ~$95 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 ~$38.
Grade odds (this card, 138 PSA-graded): 10 · 12%, 9 · 38%, 8 · 22%, 7 or lower · 28%. 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, 138 PSA-graded): 10 · 12%, 9 · 38%, 8 · 22%, 7 or lower · 28%. 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 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $450 | 4 | 17 |
| PSA 9 | $95 | 20 | 53 |
| PSA 8.5 | $79 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | $39 | 7 | 29 |
| PSA 7 | $39 | 2 | 15 |
| PSA 6 | $39 | 1 | 8 |
| PSA 5 | $29 | 2 | 10 |
| PSA 4 | $25 est. | 0 | 3 |
| PSA 3 | $24 est. | 0 | 2 |
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