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Jack O. Lantern #153a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 · PSA 9

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PSA 9 · 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 4 →

⤵ Sell · next 3 monthsIts one sale in the last 3 months, $34, was far above the about $18 it sold for in the nine months before. After a jump like this the next sales usually came in lower than the jump sale, though well above the old price (1,655 cards since 2019). The set is rising, but this card has already jumped well ahead of it.
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Card # 153a⇄ 153BDuncan Pumpkin
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: the newest sale ($34, Sep 11) counts most; similar cards point lower ($27); and 6 sales in the last year near $18.
$29
PSA 9 · from 32 real sales · last sold Sep 11▲ +68%
PSA 10 comp $88
no PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
61 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
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.
DatePriceGradeCertType
2026-09-11$33.99PSA 988297228 ↗FixedPrice
2026-07-25$19.99PSA 9157591964 ↗Auction
2026-04-25$17.50PSA 951380678 ↗Auction
2026-02-14$9.99PSA 989425081 ↗FixedPrice
2025-12-06$17.50PSA 988112822 ↗Auction
2025-11-22$18.50PSA 989423254 ↗Auction
2025-10-25$17.10PSA 988112822 ↗Auction
2025-10-21$9.99PSA 996877151 ↗FixedPrice
2025-10-13$8.99PSA 989423255 ↗FixedPrice
2025-09-27$10.50PSA 988112821 ↗Auction
Newest 10 of 32 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 32 recorded sales · 6 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $18 → $10 → $18 → $20 → $34 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +68% across the window ($10 → $18).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 193 of this card, and only 37.8% 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.

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🧬 Should I slab it?

Keep it raw

About 1 in 3 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $32 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.

Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $54, is $38 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 61 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw

Break-even: you need about a 96% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 38%).

Chance of a PSA 10
38%
this card · 193 graded
PSA 10 value
$88
today · ~$97 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$29
today · ~$32 by Feb 12, 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, 193 PSA-graded): 10 · 38%, 9 · 36%, 8 · 13%, 7 or lower · 13%. 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 +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.

Jack O. Lantern #153a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$884673
PSA 9$293269
PSA 8$24725
PSA 7$1735
PSA 6$15 est.010
PSA 5$12 est.07
PSA 4$10 est.02
PSA 3$9 est.01

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