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Gulpin' Gabe #479a 1988 Garbage Pail Kids Series 12 · PSA 10

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PSA 10 · 1988 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 12 →

⤵ Sell · next 3 monthsIts one sale in the last 3 months, $100, was far above the about $55 it sold for in the nine months before. After a jump like this the next sales usually came in lower than the jump sale, though well above the old price (1,655 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
10
Card # 479a⇄ 479BOver Eatin' Ethan
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: 3 sales in 2026 near $60; 2 older sales from 2024-2025 near $40, about $47 after the set's rise since; and similar cards point lower ($36).
$54
PSA 10 · from 8 real sales · last sold Sep 15▲ +32%
🟢 lowest on eBay: $106.98 all-in
🛒 4 listings on eBay now PSA 10 SLAB ×2 · RAW ×2
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$3
9 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
2026-09-15$99.99PSA 1072442143 ↗FixedPrice
2026-06-02$60PSA 1020200401 ↗BestOffer
2026-04-04$49.99PSA 1064000428 ↗FixedPrice
2025-03-16$40PSA 1089693307 ↗BestOffer
2024-11-17$41PSA 1021372841 ↗Auction
2023-06-01$42.55PSA 1072455718 ↗Auction
2023-03-30$122.50PSA 1072442143 ↗Auction
2019-10-13$15.76PSA 1020200401 ↗Auction

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 8 recorded sales · 3 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $41 → $40 → $50 → $60 → $100 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +32% across the window ($42 → $55).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($100 on 2026-09-15) landed 85% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 27 of this card, and only 37.0% 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 5 in 10 copies of 1988 Original Series 12 cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $13 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($54) would leave you about -$38 after costs, not more than raw.

Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $34, is $58 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$3 (from 9 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw

Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.

Chance of a PSA 10
52%
1988 Original Series 12 cards · 1,976 graded
PSA 10 value
$54
today · ~$54 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$13
today · ~$13 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 (1988 Original Series 12 cards, 1,976 PSA-graded): 10 · 52%, 9 · 36%, 8 · 7%, 7 or lower · 5%. 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.

Gulpin' Gabe #479a 1988 Garbage Pail Kids Series 12 value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$54810
PSA 9$13513
PSA 8.5$10 est.01
PSA 8$10 est.01
PSA 7$6 est.01
PSA 6$5 est.02

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