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Sick Nick #596b 1988 Garbage Pail Kids Series 15 · PSA 9
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SICK NICK ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$6
11 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…
Too Few Recent Sales
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
- 6 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- Its last few sales went $77 → $17 → $11 → $27 → $36 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($36 on 2026-09-26) landed 55% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
- Census check: PSA has graded 25 of this card, and only 20.0% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
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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 rawAbout 1 in 3 copies of 1988 Original Series 15 cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $23 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $47, is $45 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$6 (from 11 raw sales)
VerdictKeep it raw
Break-even: you need about a 100% chance of a PSA 10 (1988 Original Series 15 cards: 35%).
Chance of a PSA 10
35%
1988 Original Series 15 cards · 2,223 graded
PSA 10 value
$98
today · ~$98 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$23
today · ~$23 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 15 cards, 2,223 PSA-graded): 10 · 35%, 9 · 41%, 8 · 12%, 7 or lower · 11%. 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 (1988 Original Series 15 cards, 2,223 PSA-graded): 10 · 35%, 9 · 41%, 8 · 12%, 7 or lower · 11%. 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.
Sick Nick #596b 1988 Garbage Pail Kids Series 15 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $98 | 1 | 5 |
| PSA 9 | $23 | 6 | 14 |
| PSA 8 | $15 | 1 | 5 |
| PSA 6 | $12 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 5 | $9 est. | 0 | 1 |
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