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Adam Bomb #8a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Checklist-Glossy · PSA 9
Checklist-Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded 4x more base copies
PSA has graded 2,076 of the base card and 524 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop83
All grades · value and PSA population
10
$17,531
Pop 18 · 6 sales
9
$2,604
Pop 83 · 33 sales
9 (OC)
$1,894 EST.
Pop —
8.5
$1,028 EST.
Pop 3
8
$998
Pop 122 · 37 sales
7
$579
Pop 81 · 25 sales
6
$304
Pop 83 · 27 sales
5.5
$301
Pop 1 · 1 sale
5
$301
Pop 60 · 23 sales
5 (OC)
$227 EST.
Pop —
4
$223
Pop 43 · 8 sales
3
$194
Pop 19 · 4 sales
2
$147
Pop 8 · 1 sale
2 (MK)
$84
Pop — · 1 sale
1
$140 EST.
Pop 3
ADAM BOMB ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$201
7 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 9
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 sniffed around the sales pile.
- 33 recorded sales · 5 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $2,375 → $1,875 → $2,559 → $2,000 → $3,000 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 524 of this card, and only 3.4% come back a 10 — a genuine condition rarity.
- 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.
Adam Bomb — across every card
Subject page →Every Adam Bomb card we track — how the character is moving, not just this one grade.
🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 29 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $1,454, more than the $196 it costs to grade plus the $201 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$1,258 (after $196 all-in cost)
Raw value today$201 (from 7 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
3%
this card · 524 graded
PSA 10 value
$17,531
today · ~$17,531 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$2,604
today · ~$2,604 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$196
PSA fee $80 + shipping both ways $42 + likely upcharge $74
How these numbers work
All-in cost $196: PSA Priority tier fee $80 per card (expected $154 with PSA's upcharge if it comes back worth more than the tier allows), insured shipping to PSA ~$12, PSA insured return shipping ~$30. Sending it to your PSA Vault instead skips return shipping (vault intake and storage are free): ~$166 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$1,288.
Grade odds (this card, 524 PSA-graded): 10 · 3%, 9 · 16%, 8 · 24%, 7 or lower · 57%. 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, 524 PSA-graded): 10 · 3%, 9 · 16%, 8 · 24%, 7 or lower · 57%. 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.
Adam Bomb #8a Checklist-Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $17,531 | 6 | 18 |
| PSA 9 | $2,604 | 33 | 83 |
| PSA 9 (OC) | $1,894 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 8.5 | $1,028 est. | 0 | 3 |
| PSA 8 | $998 | 37 | 122 |
| PSA 7 | $579 | 25 | 81 |
| PSA 6 | $304 | 27 | 83 |
| PSA 5.5 | $301 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 5 | $301 | 23 | 60 |
| PSA 5 (OC) | $227 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 4 | $223 | 8 | 43 |
| PSA 3 | $194 | 4 | 19 |
| PSA 2 | $147 | 1 | 8 |
| PSA 2 (MK) | $84 | 1 | — |
| PSA 1 | $140 est. | 0 | 3 |
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