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Cliff Hanger #181a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · PSA 9
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CLIFF HANGER ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
20 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…
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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
- 10 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $13 → $12 → $15 → $24 → $31 — a clear march higher.
- Median moved +36% across the window ($11 → $15).
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($31 on 2026-08-30) landed 57% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 70 of this card, and only 44.3% 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 rawAbout 1 in 2 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $20 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($49) would leave you about -$43 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 20 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
44%
this card · 70 graded
PSA 10 value
$49
today · ~$49 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$20
today · ~$20 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, 70 PSA-graded): 10 · 44%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 11%, 7 or lower · 10%. 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, 70 PSA-graded): 10 · 44%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 11%, 7 or lower · 10%. 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.
Cliff Hanger #181a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $49 | 18 | 31 |
| PSA 9 | $20 | 10 | 24 |
| PSA 8 | $14 est. | 0 | 8 |
| PSA 7 | $14 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $12 est. | 0 | 2 |
| PSA 5 | $10 est. | 0 | 2 |
| PSA 4 | $9 est. | 0 | 2 |
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