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1987 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 8 #298a Bloody Mary front
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Price history · PSA 10
image from latest verified sale
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
31
Card # 298A
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.
$52
PSA 10 · highest-graded comp▼ -53%
Confidence
★★★★☆
13 comp sales
See Active PSA 10 See Sold PSA 10 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$28.81 $52.49 $90.61
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$49.99
2026-05-07 · PSA 10
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
13
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$52
pop 31 @ PSA 10
Base pop 82
PSA 10 $52 pop 31
PSA 9 $32 pop 31
PSA 8 $12 pop 12
PSA 7 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
"Age Pail" Back
$117
pop 2 @ PSA 10
"Age Pail" Back pop 14
PSA 10 $117 pop 2
PSA 9 $82 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $57 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $40 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $28 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $20 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $14 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $10 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $5 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 13 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $26 → $40 → $25 → $72 → $50 — a steady drift lower.
  • Median moved -53% across the window ($66 → $31).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 81 of this card, and only 38.3% 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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Coin flip

Roughly a 38% gem 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 ~$35 before the $19 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$16 after - about even with a raw copy ($4 (est.)). A coin flip that only pays off on a high grade.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
38%
this card · 81 graded
PSA 10 value
$52
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$16
vs raw ~$4 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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