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Jay Decay #5b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 5
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All grades · value and PSA population
10
$862
Pop 36 · 14 sales
9
$164
Pop 146 · 47 sales
9 (OC)
$49
Pop — · 2 sales
8.5
$78
Pop 5 · 5 sales
8
$75
Pop 207 · 53 sales
8 (ST)
$84 EST.
Pop — · 1 sale
7
$48
Pop 87 · 21 sales
6.5
$39 EST.
Pop 1
6
$36
Pop 78 · 17 sales
6 (MC)
$23 EST.
Pop —
5
$33
Pop 45 · 12 sales
4.5
$35 EST.
Pop —
4
$31
Pop 25 · 4 sales
3
$17 EST.
Pop 9
2
$16 EST.
Pop 5
1
$5 EST.
Pop 3
cgc8
$53 EST.
Pop —
JAY DECAY ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $44.34 all-in
🛒 2 listings on eBay now PSA 5 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$13
169 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…
Trending Up
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 12 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $31 → $43 → $35 → $22 → $35 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +61% across the window ($21 → $33).
- Census check: PSA has graded 647 of this card, and only 5.6% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
- 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.
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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 $124, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $13 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$32 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$13 (from 169 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Break-even: you need about a 3% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 6%).
Chance of a PSA 10
6%
this card · 647 graded
PSA 10 value
$862
today · ~$862 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$164
today · ~$164 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 ~$52.
Grade odds (this card, 647 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 23%, 8 · 33%, 7 or lower · 39%. 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, 647 PSA-graded): 10 · 6%, 9 · 23%, 8 · 33%, 7 or lower · 39%. 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.
Jay Decay #5b 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $862 | 14 | 36 |
| PSA 9 | $164 | 47 | 146 |
| PSA 9 (OC) | $49 | 2 | — |
| PSA 8.5 | $78 | 5 | 5 |
| PSA 8 | $75 | 53 | 207 |
| PSA 7 | $48 | 21 | 87 |
| PSA 6.5 | $39 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $36 | 17 | 78 |
| PSA 6 (MC) | $23 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 5 | $33 | 12 | 45 |
| PSA 4 | $31 | 4 | 25 |
| BGS 2 | $16 est. | 0 | 5 |
| CSG cgc8 | $53 est. | 0 | — |
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