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Swollen Sue Ellen #136a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 · PSA 9
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SWOLLEN SUE ELLEN ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $53.98 all-in
🛒 3 listings on eBay now PSA 9 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
17 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…
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The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 16 recorded sales · 4 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $6 → $12 → $15 → $33 → $22 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +29% across the window ($10 → $13).
- Census check: PSA has graded 160 of this card, and only 50.0% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
- 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?
Keep it rawAbout 1 in 2 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $24 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($43) would leave you about -$49 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $32, is $60 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 17 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
50%
this card · 161 graded
PSA 10 value
$39
today · ~$43 by Feb 13, 2027
PSA 9 value
$22
today · ~$24 by Feb 13, 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 ~under $0.
Grade odds (this card, 161 PSA-graded): 10 · 50%, 9 · 29%, 8 · 12%, 7 or lower · 9%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 13, 2027): today's values +10% (half the set's 3-month rise of 25%, capped at +10%).
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, 161 PSA-graded): 10 · 50%, 9 · 29%, 8 · 12%, 7 or lower · 9%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 13, 2027): today's values +10% (half the set's 3-month rise of 25%, capped at +10%).
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.
Swollen Sue Ellen #136a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $39 | 37 | 80 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 16 | 47 |
| PSA 8 | $16 est. | 0 | 18 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 3 | 5 |
| PSA 6 | $13 est. | 0 | 5 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 1 | 5 |
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