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Distorted Dot #96a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 3 · PSA 10

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PSA 10 · 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 3 →

— Hold · next 12 monthsUp sharply on four sales, from about $30 to $53. Similar cards dipped about 9% short-term but were up about 11% a year later (606 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
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Card # 96a⇄ 96BMirror Imogene
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: the newest sale ($53, Oct 1) counts most; 7 sales in the last year near $50; and 11 older sales from 2024-2025 near $35, about $57 after the set's rise since.
$53
PSA 10 · from 32 real sales · last sold Oct 1▲ +50%
🟢 lowest on eBay: $89.99 all-in
🛒 8 listings on eBay now PSA 10 SLAB ×3 · RAW ×5
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$1
14 raw sales used for this value view raw sales →
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
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.
DatePriceGradeCertType
2026-10-01$53PSA 1096876630 ↗Auction
2026-09-15$50PSA 1020261978 ↗Auction
2026-08-31$59.99PSA 1024225457 ↗FixedPrice
2026-08-27$39.99PSA 1021702280 ↗FixedPrice
2026-07-27$29PSA 1020261978 ↗Auction
2026-06-07$62PSA 1020261978 ↗Auction
2025-11-30$29.99PSA 1092673780 ↗FixedPrice
2025-11-02$34.99PSA 1092673781 ↗FixedPrice
2025-08-30$42PSA 1092673784 ↗Auction
2025-08-16$22.50PSA 1092673782 ↗Auction
Newest 10 of 32 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 32 recorded sales · 7 in the last year · trades every few months · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $29 → $40 → $60 → $50 → $53 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +50% across the window ($30 → $45).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 155 of this card, and only 35.5% 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.

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🧬 Should I slab it?

Keep it raw

About 1 in 3 copies of this card get a 10, and a 9 is worth $19 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($53) would leave you about -$39 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 14 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw

Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.

Chance of a PSA 10
35%
this card · 157 graded
PSA 10 value
$53
today · ~$53 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$19
today · ~$19 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, 157 PSA-graded): 10 · 35%, 9 · 46%, 8 · 11%, 7 or lower · 8%. 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.

Distorted Dot #96a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 3 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$533255
PSA 9$193272
PSA 8.5$17 est.02
PSA 8$16415
PSA 7.5$1011
PSA 7$9 est.02
PSA 6$8 est.06
PSA 5$7 est.02
PSA 4$6 est.02

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