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Ross Roast #188b 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · Blue Cross · PSA 10
Blue Cross
ScarcityPSA has graded 7x more base copies
PSA has graded 81 of the base card and 12 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
PSA pop5
PSA pop · this parallel
5
Card #
⇄ 188AMel Meal
All grades · value and PSA population
ROSS ROAST ACTIVE🛒 4 listings on eBay now RAW
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$18
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
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 3 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $100 → $100 → $83 — holding a steady range.
- 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.
Ross Roast — across every card
Subject page →Every Ross Roast 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 1986 Original Series 5 cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $20 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($75) would leave you about -$17 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $39, is $53 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$18 (from 5 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
39%
all 1986 Original Series 5 cards · 7,335 graded
PSA 10 value
$75
today · ~$75 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 (all 1986 Original Series 5 cards, 7,335 PSA-graded): 10 · 39%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 12%, 7 or lower · 15%. 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 (all 1986 Original Series 5 cards, 7,335 PSA-graded): 10 · 39%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 12%, 7 or lower · 15%. 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.
Ross Roast #188b Blue Cross 1986 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $75 | 3 | 5 |
| PSA 9 | $20 | 1 | 2 |
| PSA 8 | $15 est. | 0 | 4 |
| PSA 7 | $12 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.
