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Swell Mel #20a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers-U.K. Minis · PSA 9
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SWELL MEL ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$6
5 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…
Steady
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- 7 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $25 → $25 → $34 → $30 → $20 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($20 on 2025-11-29) landed 62% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 47 of this card, and only 19.1% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
- 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.
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Only if you're confident it's a 10Only about 1 in 4 copies of 1986 Stickers-U.K. Minis cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $52 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $73, is $19 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$6 (from 5 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 48% chance of a PSA 10 (1986 Stickers-U.K. Minis cards: 28%).
Chance of a PSA 10
28%
1986 Stickers-U.K. Minis cards · 13,882 graded
PSA 10 value
$165
today · ~$165 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$52
today · ~$52 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 ~$1.
Grade odds (1986 Stickers-U.K. Minis cards, 13,882 PSA-graded): 10 · 28%, 9 · 33%, 8 · 17%, 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 (1986 Stickers-U.K. Minis cards, 13,882 PSA-graded): 10 · 28%, 9 · 33%, 8 · 17%, 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.
Swell Mel #20a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $165 | 1 | 9 |
| PSA 9 | $52 | 7 | 15 |
| PSA 8 | $29 | 5 | 15 |
| PSA 7 | $22 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 2 | 4 |
| PSA 5 | $14 est. | 0 | 3 |
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