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Cat-Cradle Cathy #538a 1988 Garbage Pail Kids Series 13 · Complete Puzzle Back · PSA 9
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PSA pop8
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CAT-CRADLE CATHY ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
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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…
Too Thin To Call
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
- Only 1 recorded sale on the books — not enough for a trend without kidding ourselves. The last one changed hands at $10 on 2025-03-07.
- With this little to go on, the honest answer is we can't call a direction — one auction would swing the whole read.
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?
No raw price yetAbout 5 in 10 copies of 1988 Original Series 13 cards get a 10. A graded copy should be worth about $0 after the $92 cost; we have no raw sale of this card to compare.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $42, is $50 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value todayNo raw sales yet
VerdictNo raw price yet
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the cost.
Chance of a PSA 10
54%
all 1988 Original Series 13 cards · 1,948 graded
PSA 10 value
$67
today · ~$67 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$15
today · ~$15 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 (all 1988 Original Series 13 cards, 1,948 PSA-graded): 10 · 54%, 9 · 32%, 8 · 7%, 7 or lower · 7%. 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 (all 1988 Original Series 13 cards, 1,948 PSA-graded): 10 · 54%, 9 · 32%, 8 · 7%, 7 or lower · 7%. 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.
Cat-Cradle Cathy #538a Complete Puzzle Back Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $67 | 1 | 15 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 1 | 8 |
| PSA 6 | $6 est. | 0 | 2 |
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