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1987 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 7 #289b Alexander The Grate front
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Price history · PSA 9
image from latest verified sale
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
4
Card # 289b
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.
$11
PSA 9 · highest-graded comp
Confidence
★★★☆☆
4 comp sales
See Active PSA 9 See Sold PSA 9 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$5.49 ≈$11.14 $38.34
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$10
2020-04-12 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
5
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$11
pop 4 @ PSA 9
Base pop 11
PSA 10 $41 pop 4
PSA 9 $11 pop 4
PSA 8 $20 pop 2
PSA 7 $11 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $8 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $6 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $4 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $3 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $2 EST. pop —
Black Card Number
$11
pop 16 @ PSA 9
Black Card Number pop 45
PSA 10 $68 pop 16
PSA 9 $11 pop 16
PSA 8 $20 EST. pop 5
PSA 7 $18 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $17 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $15 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $13 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $12 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $11 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $10 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Steady
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 4 recorded sales · 0 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $11 → $12 → $10 → $10 — holding a steady range.
  • 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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Coin flip

Roughly a 35% gem rate on this set's PSA pop - graded pop is self-selected (best copies get submitted), so a random raw likely grades lower. Expected ~$23 before the $19 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$4 after - about even with a raw copy ($3 (est.)). A coin flip that only pays off on a high grade.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
35%
this set · 96,598 graded
PSA 10 value
$41
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$4
vs raw ~$3 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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