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Melba Toast #143a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 · PSA 10

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PSA 10 · 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 4 →

— Hold · next 3 monthsIts four sales in the last 3 months ran $40 to $51, up from about $39, what it sold for in the nine months before, in step with its set. Cards like this have risen about 4% over the next 3 months (1,396 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
60
Card # 143a⇄ 143BHy Rye
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: 9 sales in the last year near $41; similar cards point higher ($55); and 18 older sales from 2024-2025 near $28, about $56 after the set's rise since.
$47
PSA 10 · from 38 real sales · last sold Nov 6▲ +20%
🟢 lowest on eBay: $75.48 all-in
🔨 LIVE AUCTION on eBay now ↗ PSA 10 SLAB ×4 · RAW ×52
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
18 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 10
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
2026-11-06$41PSA 1099271559 ↗Auction
2026-10-04$39.99PSA 10157081443 ↗FixedPrice
2026-09-06$51PSA 1028411734 ↗Auction
2026-09-06$44.99PSA 10142306549 ↗FixedPrice
2026-06-18$59.99PSA 1054623019 ↗FixedPrice
2026-03-08$38.78PSA 1055575094 ↗Auction
2026-02-11$44.75PSA 1099271557 ↗FixedPrice
2026-01-27$22.49PSA 1094412537 ↗FixedPrice
2025-11-25$26PSA 1072106561 ↗Auction
2025-10-01$21.24PSA 1099271558 ↗FixedPrice
Newest 10 of 38 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 38 recorded sales · 9 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $60 → $45 → $51 → $40 → $41 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +20% across the window ($25 → $43).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 137 of this card, and only 43.8% 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.

Melba Toast — across every card

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🧬 Should I slab it?

Keep it raw

About 1 in 2 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $25 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($52) would leave you about -$40 after costs, not more than raw.

Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $35, is $57 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 18 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw

Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.

Chance of a PSA 10
44%
this card · 137 graded
PSA 10 value
$47
today · ~$52 by Feb 13, 2027
PSA 9 value
$23
today · ~$25 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, 137 PSA-graded): 10 · 44%, 9 · 36%, 8 · 9%, 7 or lower · 11%. 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.

Melba Toast #143a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$473860
PSA 9$231249
PSA 8$16113
PSA 7$1515
PSA 6$1437
PSA 5$1013

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