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1986 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 3 With Copyright #87a Hot Head Harvey front
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Price history · PSA 6
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
18
Card # 87a
Garbage Pail Kids
TCA Value iTCAxis Value is a recency-weighted market value from REAL sales of this exact card+grade (recent comps count most, outliers stripped) — steadier and harder to game than a single 'last sale', which can be one lucky auction or a shill bid. When a card has few or no recent comps, we estimate transparently from its own older sales, its other grades, and comparable cards (same subject/set/rarity tier), factoring subject trend and scarcity — and we LABEL it as an estimate until real sales arrive.
$18
PSA 6 · this grade
Confidence
★★★☆☆
4 comp sales
See Active PSA 6 See Sold PSA 6 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$7.36 $17.85 $39.51
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$15
2026-03-14 · PSA 6
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
52
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 3 for this card
With Copyright
$18
pop 18 @ PSA 6
With Copyright pop 347
PSA 10 EST. pop 54
PSA 9 $106 pop 128
PSA 8 $44 pop 75
PSA 7 $40 pop 31
PSA 6 $18 pop 18
PSA 5 $10 EST. pop 19
PSA 4 $10 EST. pop 8
PSA 3 $16 EST. pop 6
PSA 2 $14 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $13 EST. pop —
Base
$19 EST.
pop — @ PSA 6
Base pop 74
PSA 10 $57 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $35 EST. pop 6
PSA 8 $21 EST. pop 17
PSA 7 $20 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $19 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $18 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $17 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $16 pop 3
PSA 2 $15 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $13 EST. pop —
Die-Cut Error
$111 EST.
pop 4 @ PSA 6
Die-Cut Error pop 23
PSA 10 $462 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $121 pop 4
PSA 8 $84 EST. pop 4
PSA 7 $84 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $111 EST. pop 4
PSA 5 $68 EST. pop 4
PSA 4 $55 pop 2
PSA 3 $44 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $36 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $29 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 4 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $10 → $11 → $15 → $15 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +43% across the window ($10 → $15).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 339 of this card, and only 15.9% 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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 16% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop - graded pop is self-selected (best copies get submitted), so a random raw likely grades lower. Expected value ~$72 before the $19 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$53 after, vs a raw copy around $6 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $106 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
16%
this card · 339 graded
PSA 10 value
$106
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$53
vs raw ~$6 est.

Probability-weighted across grades using PSA population as a proxy for this set’s cut & print quality, minus the grading fee. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and eye-appeal on your specific copy decide the grade.

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