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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #5b Jay Decay front
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Price history · PSA 8
image from latest verified sale
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
68
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.
$162
PSA 8 · this grade▲ +69%
Confidence
★★★★★
32 comp sales
See Active PSA 8 See Sold PSA 8 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$89.18 $162.47 $280.47
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$153.49
2026-06-20 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
92
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 4 for this card
Glossy
$162
pop 68 @ PSA 8
Glossy pop 227
PSA 10 $1,375 pop 9
PSA 9 $195 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 $21 pop 5
PSA 3 $35 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $31 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $28 EST. pop —
PSA cgc8 EST. pop —
Base
$88
pop 204 @ PSA 8
Base pop 663
PSA 10 $939 EST. pop 36
PSA 9 $169 pop 144
PSA 9oc EST. pop —
PSA 8.5 $61 pop —
PSA 8 $88 pop 204
PSA 7 $48 pop 85
PSA 6 $21 pop 74
PSA 5 $63 pop 44
PSA 4.5 $26 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $39 pop 25
PSA 3 $22 EST. pop 9
PSA 2 $22 EST. pop 4
PSA 1 $20 EST. pop —
Checklist
$86
pop 135 @ PSA 8
Checklist pop 503
PSA 10 $788 pop 19
PSA 9 $154 pop 113
PSA 8 $86 pop 135
PSA 7.5 $24 pop —
PSA 7 $57 pop 86
PSA 6 $35 pop 44
PSA 5 $52 pop 42
PSA 4 $47 pop 13
PSA 3 $35 pop 9
PSA 2 $26 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $20 EST. pop —
Checklist-Glossy
$150
pop 67 @ PSA 8
Checklist-Glossy pop 238
PSA 10 $1,375 pop 13
PSA 9 $231 pop 50
PSA 8.5 $98 pop —
PSA 8 $150 pop 67
PSA 7.5 $37 pop —
PSA 7 $25 pop 34
PSA 6 $57 pop 28
PSA 5 $34 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $21 pop 8
PSA 3 $12 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $4 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 32 recorded sales · 6 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $100 → $105 → $145 → $190 → $153 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +69% across the window ($60 → $102).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 214 of this card, and only 4.2% 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 ~$184 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$105 after, vs a raw copy around $26 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $1,375 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
4%
this card · 214 graded
PSA 10 value
$1,375
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$105
vs raw ~$26 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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