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Adam Bomb #8a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · Glossy · PSA 3
Glossy
ScarcityPSA has graded 4x more base copies
PSA has graded 2,076 of the base card and 592 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop23
All grades · value and PSA population
10
$16,139
Pop 18 · 7 sales
9
$2,831
Pop 88 · 42 sales
9 (OC)
$1,628 EST.
Pop —
8.5
$892
Pop 4 · 6 sales
8
$892
Pop 160 · 64 sales
7
$421
Pop 92 · 41 sales
6.5
$338 EST.
Pop 2
6
$329
Pop 71 · 24 sales
5
$259
Pop 70 · 12 sales
4
$209
Pop 44 · 10 sales
3.5
$193 EST.
Pop 1
3
$187
Pop 23 · 5 sales
2
$187
Pop 13 · 1 sale
1.5
$187 EST.
Pop 1
1
$187
Pop 5 · 2 sales
ADAM BOMB ACTIVEno PSA 3 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$249
28 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 3
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
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
- 5 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $78 → $125 → $135 → $160 → $148 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +46% across the window ($101 → $148).
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($148 on 2026-10-06) landed 21% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 592 of this card, and only 3.0% 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.
Adam Bomb — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 33 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $1,324, more than the $190 it costs to grade plus the $249 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$1,134 (after $190 all-in cost)
Raw value today$249 (from 28 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
3%
this card · 592 graded
PSA 10 value
$16,139
today · ~$16,139 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$2,831
today · ~$2,831 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$190
PSA fee $80 + shipping both ways $42 + likely upcharge $68
How these numbers work
All-in cost $190: PSA Priority tier fee $80 per card (expected $148 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): ~$160 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$1,164.
Grade odds (this card, 592 PSA-graded): 10 · 3%, 9 · 15%, 8 · 28%, 7 or lower · 54%. 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, 592 PSA-graded): 10 · 3%, 9 · 15%, 8 · 28%, 7 or lower · 54%. 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 Glossy 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $16,139 | 7 | 18 |
| PSA 9 | $2,831 | 42 | 88 |
| PSA 8.5 | $892 | 6 | 4 |
| PSA 8 | $892 | 64 | 160 |
| PSA 7 | $421 | 41 | 92 |
| PSA 6.5 | $338 est. | 0 | 2 |
| PSA 6 | $329 | 24 | 71 |
| PSA 5 | $259 | 12 | 70 |
| PSA 4 | $209 | 10 | 44 |
| PSA 3.5 | $193 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $187 | 5 | 23 |
| PSA 2 | $187 | 1 | 13 |
| PSA 1.5 | $187 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 1 | $187 | 2 | 5 |
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