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Adam Bomb #8a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Checklist · PSA 5

Checklist
ScarcityPSA has graded about as many base copies
PSA has graded 2,076 of the base card and 1,625 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
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PSA pop198

PSA 5 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 →

↑ Lean buy · next 3 monthsIts seven sales in the last 3 months ran $162 to $290, about level with the nine months before, while most cards in its set sold higher this quarter. Cards like this have risen about 15% over the next 3 months (1,157 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
198
Card # 8a⇄ 8BBlasted Billy
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: the newest sale ($230, Oct 26) counts most; 23 sales in the last year near $200; and 17 older sales from 2023-2025 near $142, about $198 after the set's rise since.
$224
PSA 5 · from 65 real sales · last sold Oct 26
PSA 10 comp $13,303
🟢 lowest on eBay: $246.82 all-in
🛒 3 listings on eBay now PSA 5 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$100
150 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
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.
DatePriceGradeCertType
2026-10-26$230PSA 5164969045 ↗BestOffer
2026-10-13$199.99PSA 5118884995 ↗Auction
2026-10-04$197.50PSA 5167788045 ↗Auction
2026-09-20$184.29PSA 5128647977 ↗Auction
2026-08-18$250PSA 5133501011 ↗BestOffer
2026-08-14$161.50PSA 5114650390 ↗Auction
2026-08-13$289.99PSA 5116752609 ↗FixedPrice
2026-07-31$245PSA 5147159804 ↗FixedPrice
2026-06-28$215PSA 559415283 ↗BestOffer
2026-06-27$260PSA 586069008 ↗BestOffer
Newest 10 of 65 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 65 recorded sales · 23 in the last year · trades every few months · high-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $250 → $184 → $198 → $200 → $230 — ran up to a peak of $290, then cooled back off.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 1,625 of this card, and only 1.8% 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.

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🧬 Should I slab it?

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Fewer than 1 in 50 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $794, more than the $135 it costs to grade plus the $100 raw copy you give up.

Expected value if graded$659 (after $135 all-in cost)
Raw value today$100 (from 150 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it

Grading pays even without a 10.

Chance of a PSA 10
2%
this card · 1,625 graded
PSA 10 value
$13,303
today · ~$13,303 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$2,166
today · ~$2,166 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$135
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $42 + likely upcharge $33
How these numbers work
All-in cost $135: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card (expected $93 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): ~$105 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$689.
Grade odds (this card, 1,625 PSA-graded): 10 · 2%, 9 · 11%, 8 · 21%, 7 or lower · 66%. 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 1985 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$13,3031630
PSA 9$2,166109185
PSA 9 (ST)$1,0442—
PSA 9 (OC)$82311—
PSA 8.5$85358
PSA 8$631141334
PSA 8 (MC)$4851—
PSA 8 (OC)$4663—
PSA 8 (MK)$435 est.0—
PSA 7$368105307
PSA 6$26383275
PSA 6 (MK)$2362—
PSA 6 (OC)$119 est.0—
PSA 5.5$230 est.01
PSA 5$22465198
PSA 5 (MK)$1773—
PSA 4$15335151
PSA 3.5$15313
PSA 3$1531872
PSA 3 (MK)$1801—
PSA 2$152735
PSA 2 (MK)$1012—
PSA 1.5$15213
PSA 1$152313
PSA 1 (MK)$1863—

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