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Earl Painting #178a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · Puzzle Back · PSA 9
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⇄ 178BBlue-Boy George
All grades · value and PSA population
EARL PAINTING ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
18 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…
Steady
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- 4 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $15 → $10 → $6 → $20 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 85 of this card, and only 47.1% 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.
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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 $19 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($48) would leave you about -$44 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $31, is $61 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
47%
this card · 85 graded
PSA 10 value
$48
today · ~$48 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$19
today · ~$19 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, 85 PSA-graded): 10 · 47%, 9 · 35%, 8 · 8%, 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 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
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, 85 PSA-graded): 10 · 47%, 9 · 35%, 8 · 8%, 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 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
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.
Earl Painting #178a Puzzle Back Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $48 | 21 | 40 |
| PSA 9 | $19 | 4 | 30 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 2 | 7 |
| PSA 7 | $10 est. | 0 | 4 |
| PSA 6 | $9 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 5 | $8 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 4 | $7 est. | 0 | 1 |
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