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Meltin' Elton #158a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 · PSA 8
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All grades · value and PSA population
MELTIN' ELTON ACTIVE🟢 lowest on eBay: $45.79 all-in
🛒 2 listings on eBay now PSA 8 SLAB
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
32 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 8
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…
Steady
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 11 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $13 → $14 → $25 → $20 → $15 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($15 on 2026-09-11) landed 32% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 175 of this card, and only 40.0% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
- Net-net, it's holding its ground — steady demand, no fireworks either way.
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.
Meltin' Elton — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Keep it rawAbout 1 in 3 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $31 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($84) would leave you about -$8 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $48, is $44 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 32 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
40%
this card · 175 graded
PSA 10 value
$76
today · ~$84 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$28
today · ~$31 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, 175 PSA-graded): 10 · 40%, 9 · 29%, 8 · 15%, 7 or lower · 16%. 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.
Grade odds (this card, 175 PSA-graded): 10 · 40%, 9 · 29%, 8 · 15%, 7 or lower · 16%. 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.
Meltin' Elton #158a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $76 | 26 | 70 |
| PSA 9 | $28 | 16 | 51 |
| PSA 8 | $22 | 11 | 26 |
| PSA 7 | $16 est. | 0 | 9 |
| PSA 6 | $13 est. | 0 | 8 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 1 | 5 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 2 | 4 |
| PSA 3 | $9 est. | 0 | 2 |
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