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Dead Ted #5a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 5
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PSA pop · this parallel
33
Card #
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All grades · value and PSA population
10
$1,162
Pop 36 · 12 sales
9
$221
Pop 176 · 75 sales
9 (OC)
$105
Pop — · 1 sale
8.5
$124
Pop 6 · 4 sales
8
$83
Pop 190 · 69 sales
8 (MC)
$65 EST.
Pop —
8 (OC)
$20
Pop — · 1 sale
7
$57
Pop 91 · 25 sales
7 (ST)
$44 EST.
Pop —
6
$42
Pop 80 · 21 sales
5
$30
Pop 33 · 6 sales
4.5
$30 EST.
Pop 1
4
$28
Pop 20 · 3 sales
3
$28
Pop 13 · 1 sale
3 (MK)
—
Pop — · 1 sale
2
$21
Pop 3 · 1 sale
1
$17 EST.
Pop —
DEAD TED ACTIVERAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$13
168 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
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- 6 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $25 → $27 → $10 → $22 → $28 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 649 of this card, and only 5.5% 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.
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 18 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $166, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $13 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$74 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$13 (from 168 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
6%
this card · 649 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,162
today · ~$1,162 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$221
today · ~$221 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 ~$94.
Grade odds (this card, 649 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 37%. 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, 649 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 37%. 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.
Dead Ted #5a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $1,162 | 12 | 36 |
| PSA 9 | $221 | 75 | 176 |
| PSA 9 (OC) | $105 | 1 | — |
| PSA 8.5 | $124 | 4 | 6 |
| PSA 8 | $83 | 69 | 190 |
| PSA 8 (OC) | $20 | 1 | — |
| PSA 8 (MC) | $65 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 7 | $57 | 25 | 91 |
| PSA 7 (ST) | $44 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 6 | $42 | 21 | 80 |
| PSA 5 | $30 | 6 | 33 |
| PSA 4.5 | $30 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 4 | $28 | 3 | 20 |
| PSA 3 | $28 | 1 | 13 |
| PSA 2 | $21 | 1 | 3 |
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