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Hot Rod #205a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · PSA 8
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⇄ 205BBud Buggy
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HOT ROD ACTIVERAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
55 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 8
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…
Too Few Recent Sales
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 6 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $12 → $10 → $19 → $10 → $10 — ran up to a peak of $19, then cooled back off.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($10 on 2026-02-04) landed 44% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 145 of this card, and only 18.6% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
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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 rawOnly about 1 in 5 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $21 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $34, is $58 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$2 (from 55 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Break-even: you need about a 91% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 19%).
Chance of a PSA 10
19%
this card · 145 graded
PSA 10 value
$101
today · ~$101 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, 145 PSA-graded): 10 · 19%, 9 · 41%, 8 · 19%, 7 or lower · 21%. 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, 145 PSA-graded): 10 · 19%, 9 · 41%, 8 · 19%, 7 or lower · 21%. 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 Rod #205a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $101 | 19 | 27 |
| PSA 9 | $21 | 27 | 60 |
| PSA 8.5 | $18 | 3 | 3 |
| PSA 8 | $18 | 6 | 24 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 6 | 13 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 2 | 9 |
| PSA 5 | $13 | 1 | 6 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 1 | 3 |
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