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Meltin' Elton #158a 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire Edition · Orange /25 · PSA 9
Orange /25
ScarcityNumbered to 25 · 1 in 41 packs
Print run 25, as stated by PSA’s parallel list and a published checklist and geepeekay.com. Topps’ stated pack odds: Orange 1:41.
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All grades · value and PSA population
MELTIN' ELTON ACTIVEno PSA 9 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$34
1 older raw sale 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 Thin To Call
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
- Only 1 recorded sale on the books — not enough for a trend without kidding ourselves. The last one changed hands at $100 on 2025-01-14.
- 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.
Meltin' Elton — across every card
Subject page →Every Meltin' Elton card we track — how the character is moving, not just this one grade.
🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itAbout 1 in 2 copies of 2021 Sapphire Edition cards get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $178, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $34 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$86 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$34 (typical of 1 older raw sale (newest Aug 2025)
VerdictGrade it
Grading pays even without a 10.
Chance of a PSA 10
46%
all 2021 Sapphire Edition cards · 3,255 graded
PSA 10 value
$234
today · ~$234 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$141
today · ~$141 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 ~$106.
Grade odds (all 2021 Sapphire Edition cards, 3,255 PSA-graded): 10 · 46%, 9 · 43%, 8 · 8%, 7 or lower · 2%. 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 2021 Sapphire Edition cards, 3,255 PSA-graded): 10 · 46%, 9 · 43%, 8 · 8%, 7 or lower · 2%. 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.
Meltin' Elton #158a Orange /25 2021 Garbage Pail Kids value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $234 est. | 0 | — |
| PSA 9 | $141 | 1 | 1 |
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