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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #8a Adam Bomb front
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Price history · PSA 10
image from latest verified sale
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
34
Card # 8a
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.
$12,050
PSA 10 · highest-graded comp
Confidence
★★★☆☆
9 comp sales
See Active PSA 10 See Sold PSA 10 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$5,975.61 ≈$12,050.04 $26,298.01
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$8,500
2025-08-02 · PSA 10
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
648
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 5 for this card
Base
$12,050
pop 34 @ PSA 10
Base pop 2,127
PSA 10 $12,050 pop 34
PSA 9 $1,692 pop 260
PSA 8.5 $208 pop —
PSA 8 $541 pop 444
PSA 7.5 $153 pop —
PSA 7 $352 pop 335
PSA 6.5 $157 pop —
PSA 6 $207 pop 333
PSA 5.5 $291 pop —
PSA 5 $236 pop 225
PSA 4.5 $141 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $114 pop 158
PSA 3 $113 pop 96
PSA 2 $105 pop 69
PSA 1.5 $91 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $88 pop 23
PSA EST. pop —
Checklist
$8,528
pop 30 @ PSA 10
Checklist pop 1,691
PSA 10 $8,528 pop 30
PSA 9 $1,841 pop 182
PSA 8.5 $1,021 pop —
PSA 8 $514 pop 321
PSA 7 $377 pop 289
PSA 6 $298 pop 263
PSA 5 $227 pop 190
PSA 4 $154 pop 148
PSA 3.5 $97 pop —
PSA 3 $151 pop 69
PSA 2 $200 pop 32
PSA 1.5 $213 pop —
PSA 1 $147 pop 11
Checklist-Glossy
$19,126
pop 18 @ PSA 10
Checklist-Glossy pop 545
PSA 10 $19,126 pop 18
PSA 9 $2,166 pop 80
PSA 8 $706 pop 119
PSA 7 $584 pop 80
PSA 6 $265 pop 82
PSA 5.5 $72 pop —
PSA 5 $249 pop 57
PSA 4 $228 pop 39
PSA 3 $199 pop 19
PSA 2 $191 pop 7
PSA 1 $172 EST. pop —
Glossy
$24,352
pop 18 @ PSA 10
Glossy pop 2,123
PSA 10 $24,352 pop 18
PSA 9 $2,329 pop —
PSA 8.5 $800 pop —
PSA 8 $723 pop 159
PSA 7 $477 pop 90
PSA 6 $410 pop 331
PSA 5 $240 pop 66
PSA 4 $170 pop 43
PSA 3 $136 pop 22
PSA 2 $118 pop 13
PSA 1 $108 pop 5
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Stickers-C/L-Glossy
$3,417 EST.
pop — @ PSA 10
Stickers-C/L-Glossy
PSA 10 $3,417 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $2,278 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $1,519 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $1,012 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $675 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $450 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $300 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $200 pop —
PSA 2 $140 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $98 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 9 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $7,643 → $5,401 → $5,401 → $8,500 → $8,500 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +43% across the window ($5,328 → $7,643).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($8,500 on 2025-08-02) landed 29% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 1,977 of this card, and only 1.7% 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 2% 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 ~$823 before the $599 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$224 after, vs a raw copy around $77 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $12,050 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
2%
this card · 1,977 graded
PSA 10 value
$12,050
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$599
PSA Premium tier
Expected after grade
$224
vs raw ~$77 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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