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Alien Ian #138a 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome · Gold Refractor /50 · PSA 10
Gold Refractor /50
ScarcityNumbered to 50 · 1 in 166 packs · PSA has graded 2.8x more base copies
Print run 50, as stated by PSA’s parallel list and a published checklist and geepeekay.com. Topps’ stated pack odds: Gold Refractor 1:166. PSA has graded 14 of the base card and 5 of this parallel (all grades). Graded counts are not print runs.
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PSA 10 · 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome →
All grades · value and PSA population
ALIEN IAN ACTIVEno PSA 10 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$250
3 older raw sales used for this value
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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.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
Too Thin To Call
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- Only 1 recorded sale on the books — not enough for a trend without kidding ourselves. The last one changed hands at $240 on 2025-05-24.
- 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.
Alien Ian — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Keep it rawAbout 5 in 10 copies of 2021 Chrome Goldrefractor cards get a 10, and a 9 is worth $67 — less than the $92 it costs to grade. Even a 10 ($220) would leave you about $128 after costs, not more than raw.
Expected value if graded$51 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$250 (typical of 3 older raw sales (newest Sep 2024)
VerdictKeep it raw
Even a PSA 10 would not beat the raw value.
Chance of a PSA 10
50%
2021 Chrome Goldrefractor cards · 213 graded
PSA 10 value
$220
today · ~$220 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$67
today · ~$67 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 ~$71.
Grade odds (2021 Chrome Goldrefractor cards, 213 PSA-graded): 10 · 50%, 9 · 46%, 8 · 4%, 7 or lower · <1%. 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 (2021 Chrome Goldrefractor cards, 213 PSA-graded): 10 · 50%, 9 · 46%, 8 · 4%, 7 or lower · <1%. 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.
Alien Ian #138a Gold Refractor /50 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $220 | 1 | 4 |
| PSA 9 | $67 est. | 0 | 1 |
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