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Blue-Boy George #178b 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · Puzzle Back · PSA 10
Puzzle Back
ScarcityPSA has graded more of this parallel than the base
PSA has graded 20 of the base card and 68 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop25
PSA pop · this parallel
25
Card #
⇄ 178AEarl Painting
All grades · value and PSA population
BLUE-BOY GEORGE ACTIVEno PSA 10 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
5 raw sales used for this value
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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.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
Steady
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
- 15 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $56 → $40 → $35 → $30 → $61 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 68 of this card, and only 36.8% 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.
Blue-Boy George — across every card
Subject page →Every Blue-Boy George card we track — how the character is moving, not just this one grade.
🧬 Should I slab it?
Keep it rawAbout 1 in 3 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $18 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($54) would leave you about -$38 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $30, is $62 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 5 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
37%
this card · 68 graded
PSA 10 value
$54
today · ~$54 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$18
today · ~$18 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, 68 PSA-graded): 10 · 37%, 9 · 32%, 8 · 13%, 7 or lower · 18%. 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, 68 PSA-graded): 10 · 37%, 9 · 32%, 8 · 13%, 7 or lower · 18%. 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.
Blue-Boy George #178b Puzzle Back Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $54 | 15 | 25 |
| PSA 9 | $18 | 10 | 22 |
| PSA 8 | $16 est. | 0 | 9 |
| PSA 7 | $13 est. | 0 | 2 |
| PSA 6 | $12 | 1 | 4 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 2 | 5 |
| PSA 4 | $6 est. | 0 | 1 |
Every grade of this card on one page. Est. = no sale at that grade yet. Tap a grade above to switch the whole page to it.
