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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Checklist #5a Dead Ted front
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Price history · PSA 6
↑ Buy· 60d trend up · thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
73
Card # 5a
Garbage Pail Kids
TCA Value iTCAxis Value is a recency-weighted market value from REAL sales of this exact card+grade (recent comps count most, outliers stripped) — steadier and harder to game than a single 'last sale', which can be one lucky auction or a shill bid. When a card has few or no recent comps, we estimate transparently from its own older sales, its other grades, and comparable cards (same subject/set/rarity tier), factoring subject trend and scarcity — and we LABEL it as an estimate until real sales arrive.
$40
PSA 6 · this grade▲ +23%
Confidence
★★★★☆
25 comp sales
See Active PSA 6 See Sold PSA 6 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$21.76 $39.64 $68.43
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$42
2026-06-08 · PSA 6
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
299
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 4 for this card
Checklist
$40
pop 73 @ PSA 6
Checklist pop 527
PSA 10 $1,856 pop 20
PSA 9 $220 pop 106
PSA 8 $100 pop 157
PSA 7 $58 pop 79
PSA 6 $40 pop 73
PSA 5 $28 pop 36
PSA 4 $11 pop 11
PSA 3 $20 pop 6
PSA 2 $17 pop 5
PSA 1 $15 EST. pop —
Base
$53
pop 75 @ PSA 6
Base pop 662
PSA 10 $929 pop 36
PSA 9 $300 pop 175
PSA 8.5 $88 pop —
PSA 8 $98 pop 187
PSA 7 $49 pop 90
PSA 6.5 $33 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $53 pop 75
PSA 5 $37 pop 31
PSA 4 $33 pop 19
PSA 3 $50 pop 13
PSA 2 $12 pop 3
PSA 1 $5 EST. pop —
Checklist-Glossy
$27
pop 22 @ PSA 6
Checklist-Glossy pop 217
PSA 10 $4,451 pop 9
PSA 9 $291 pop 41
PSA 8.5 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $120 pop 68
PSA 7 $44 pop 24
PSA 6 $27 pop 22
PSA 5 $15 pop 17
PSA 4 $15 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $26 pop 6
PSA 2 $23 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $21 EST. pop —
Glossy
$31
pop 26 @ PSA 6
Glossy pop 217
PSA 10 $5,862 pop 13
PSA 9 $212 pop 55
PSA 8.5 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $122 pop 50
PSA 7 $42 pop 26
PSA 6 $31 pop 26
PSA 5 $54 pop 19
PSA 4 $37 pop 9
PSA 3 $26 pop 4
PSA 2 $22 pop 3
PSA 1 $19 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 25 recorded sales · 9 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $35 → $51 → $27 → $38 → $42 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +23% across the window ($26 → $36).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 494 of this card, and only 4.0% come back a 10 — a genuine condition rarity.
  • 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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 4% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop - graded pop is self-selected (best copies get submitted), so a random raw likely grades lower. Expected value ~$172 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$93 after, vs a raw copy around $14 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,856 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
4%
this card · 494 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,856
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$93
vs raw ~$14 est.

Probability-weighted across grades using PSA population as a proxy for this set’s cut & print quality, minus the grading fee. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and eye-appeal on your specific copy decide the grade.

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