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Hot Doug #185b 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · PSA 9
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HOT DOUG ACTIVERAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
29 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
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
- 8 recorded sales · 5 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $17 → $17 → $18 → $17 → $30 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($30 on 2026-10-03) landed 43% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 64 of this card, and only 39.1% 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 3 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $21 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($44) would leave you about -$48 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $27, is $65 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 29 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
38%
this card · 65 graded
PSA 10 value
$44
today · ~$44 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$21
today · ~$21 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, 65 PSA-graded): 10 · 38%, 9 · 32%, 8 · 17%, 7 or lower · 12%. 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, 65 PSA-graded): 10 · 38%, 9 · 32%, 8 · 17%, 7 or lower · 12%. 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.
Hot Doug #185b 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $44 | 13 | 25 |
| PSA 9 | $21 | 8 | 21 |
| PSA 8.5 | $14 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | $12 | 3 | 10 |
| PSA 7 | $11 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $10 est. | 0 | 3 |
| PSA 5 | $9 est. | 0 | 4 |
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