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Tom Thumb #218a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 6 · PSA 9
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TOM THUMB ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$1
9 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…
Cooling Off
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- 5 recorded sales · 4 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $50 → $25 → $18 → $18 → $17 — a steady drift lower.
- Median moved -53% across the window ($37 → $18).
- Census check: PSA has graded 44 of this card, and only 47.7% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
- Net-net, the heat is coming off — recent sales are softening. Could be a breather, could be a top; the trash doesn't say which.
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 1986 Original Series 6 cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $18 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($47) would leave you about -$45 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$1 (from 9 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
45%
1986 Original Series 6 cards · 4,027 graded
PSA 10 value
$47
today · ~$47 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 (1986 Original Series 6 cards, 4,027 PSA-graded): 10 · 45%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 9%, 7 or lower · 11%. 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 (1986 Original Series 6 cards, 4,027 PSA-graded): 10 · 45%, 9 · 34%, 8 · 9%, 7 or lower · 11%. 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.
Tom Thumb #218a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 6 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $47 | 19 | 21 |
| PSA 9 | $18 | 5 | 15 |
| PSA 8 | $18 | 1 | 5 |
| PSA 7 | $14 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $13 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 4 | $11 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $10 | 1 | 1 |
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