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Met Al #2a 2017 Garbage Pail Kids Battle Of The Bands Metal · PSA 9
Scarcity16,922 made · 6 parallels: print runs and odds
16,922 made of each base card, worked out from Topps’ pack counts by GPKNews.
PSA pop5
All grades · value and PSA population
MET AL ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$12
6 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.
- 4 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
- Following the trash: $25 → $35 → $30 → $28 — ran up to a peak of $35, then cooled back off.
- Heads up: the last recorded sale ($28 on 2026-08-06) landed 28% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
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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.
Met Al — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Only if you're confident it's a 10About 6 in 10 copies of 2017 GPK cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $39 — less than the $92 it costs to grade.
Expected value if graded$24 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$12 (from 6 raw sales)
VerdictOnly if you're confident it's a 10
Break-even: you need about a 48% chance of a PSA 10 (all 2017 GPK cards: 56%).
Chance of a PSA 10
56%
all 2017 GPK cards · 3,245 graded
PSA 10 value
$179
today · ~$179 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$39
today · ~$39 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 ~$44.
Grade odds (all 2017 GPK cards, 3,245 PSA-graded): 10 · 56%, 9 · 31%, 8 · 8%, 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.
Grade odds (all 2017 GPK cards, 3,245 PSA-graded): 10 · 56%, 9 · 31%, 8 · 8%, 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.
Met Al #2a 2017 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $179 | 6 | 11 |
| PSA 9 | $39 | 4 | 5 |
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