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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Checklist #5b Jay Decay front
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Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
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Card # 5b
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.
$157
PSA 9 · this grade▼ -31%
Confidence
★★★★★
35 comp sales
See Active PSA 9 See Sold PSA 9 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$76.42 ≈$154.11 $336.33
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$115.50
2025-12-22 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
177
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 4 for this card
Checklist
$157
pop 113 @ PSA 9
Checklist pop 503
PSA 10 $788 pop 19
PSA 9 $157 pop 113
PSA 8 $86 pop 135
PSA 7.5 $24 pop —
PSA 7 $57 pop 86
PSA 6 $36 pop 44
PSA 5 $52 pop 42
PSA 4 $48 pop 13
PSA 3 $35 pop 9
PSA 2 $26 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $19 EST. pop —
Base
$169
pop 144 @ PSA 9
Base pop 663
PSA 10 $939 EST. pop 36
PSA 9 $169 pop 144
PSA 9oc EST. pop —
PSA 8.5 $62 pop —
PSA 8 $91 pop 204
PSA 7 $49 pop 85
PSA 6 $22 pop 74
PSA 5 $64 pop 44
PSA 4.5 $26 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $45 pop 25
PSA 3 $22 EST. pop 9
PSA 2 $22 EST. pop 4
PSA 1 $20 EST. pop —
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Checklist-Glossy
$234
pop 50 @ PSA 9
Checklist-Glossy pop 238
PSA 10 $1,375 pop 13
PSA 9 $234 pop 50
PSA 8.5 $101 pop —
PSA 8 $150 pop 67
PSA 7.5 $37 pop —
PSA 7 $25 pop 34
PSA 6 $58 pop 28
PSA 5 $35 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $21 pop 8
PSA 3 $13 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $8 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $5 EST. pop —
Glossy
$198
pop 46 @ PSA 9
Glossy pop 227
PSA 10 $1,375 pop 9
PSA 9 $198 pop 46
PSA 8 $162 pop 68
PSA 7.5 $76 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $46 pop 35
PSA 6.5 $22 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $74 pop 31
PSA 5.5 $32 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $53 pop 19
PSA 4 $22 pop 5
PSA 3 $35 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $31 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $28 EST. pop —
PSA cgc8 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 35 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $86 → $75 → $120 → $114 → $116 — a steady drift lower.
  • Median moved -31% across the window ($150 → $103).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($116 on 2025-12-22) landed 27% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 465 of this card, and only 4.1% come back a 10 — a genuine condition rarity.
  • Net-net, the heat is coming off — recent sales are softening. Could be a breather, could be a top; the trash doesn't say which.

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 ~$116 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$67 after, vs a raw copy around $12 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $788 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
4%
this card · 465 graded
PSA 10 value
$788
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$49
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$67
vs raw ~$12 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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