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2023 Topps Garbage Pail Kids X Mlb Series 3 #5a Tin Can Cal front
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Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
5
Card # 5a
Garbage Pail Kids
TCA Value iTCAxis Value is a recency-weighted market value from REAL sales of this exact card+grade (recent comps count most, outliers stripped) — steadier and harder to game than a single 'last sale', which can be one lucky auction or a shill bid. When a card has few or no recent comps, we estimate transparently from its own older sales, its other grades, and comparable cards (same subject/set/rarity tier), factoring subject trend and scarcity — and we LABEL it as an estimate until real sales arrive.
$51
PSA 9 · this grade
Confidence
★★★☆☆
4 comp sales
See Active PSA 9 See Sold PSA 9 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$23.58 ≈$51.29 $141.43
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$35
2025-09-12 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
17
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 9 for this card
Base
$51
pop 5 @ PSA 9
Base pop 26
PSA 10 $109 pop 13
PSA 9 $51 pop 5
PSA 8 $10 pop 3
PSA 7 $11 pop 2
PSA 6 $10 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $8 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $6 EST. pop —
Baseball Stitching Foil
$56 EST.
pop 3 @ PSA 9
Baseball Stitching Foil pop 12
PSA 10 $116 pop 6
PSA 9 $56 EST. pop 3
PSA 8 $27 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $13 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $6 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $3 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
Blue Foil
$110
pop 3 @ PSA 9
Blue Foil pop 4
PSA 10 $189 EST. pop 1
PSA 9 $110 pop 3
PSA 8 $64 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $37 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $22 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $13 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $4 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
no image
Gold Lava Foil 1/1
$664 EST.
pop — @ PSA 9
Gold Lava Foil 1/1
PSA 10 $949 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $664 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $465 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $325 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $228 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $159 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $112 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $78 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $55 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $38 EST. pop —
Green Foil
$107 EST.
pop 2 @ PSA 9
Green Foil pop 4
PSA 10 $311 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $107 EST. pop 2
PSA 8 $48 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $22 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $10 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $4 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
Orange Foil
$116
pop 3 @ PSA 9
Orange Foil pop 4
PSA 10 $311 EST. pop 1
PSA 9 $116 pop 3
PSA 8 $52 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $24 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $11 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $2 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $1 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
Pink Foil
$158 EST.
pop — @ PSA 9
Pink Foil pop 3
PSA 10 $282 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $158 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $88 pop 2
PSA 7 $49 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $27 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $15 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $3 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —
Purple Foil
$298 EST.
pop — @ PSA 9
Purple Foil pop 1
PSA 10 $425 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $298 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $208 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $146 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $102 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $71 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $50 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $35 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $25 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $17 EST. pop —
Red Foil
$593 EST.
pop — @ PSA 9
Red Foil pop 1
PSA 10 $847 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $593 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $415 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $290 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $203 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $142 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $100 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $70 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $49 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $34 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 4 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $60 → $70 → $25 → $35 — ran up to a peak of $70, then cooled back off.
  • Median moved -54% across the window ($65 → $30).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($35 on 2025-09-12) landed 32% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 26 of this card, and only 50.0% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • Net-net, the heat is coming off — recent sales are softening. Could be a breather, could be a top; the trash doesn't say which.

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.

🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 52% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop - graded pop is self-selected (best copies get submitted), so a random raw likely grades lower. Expected value ~$70 before the $19 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$51 after, vs a raw copy around $4 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $109 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
52%
this card · 25 graded
PSA 10 value
$109
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$51
vs raw ~$4 est.

Probability-weighted across grades using PSA population as a proxy for this set’s cut & print quality, minus the grading fee. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and eye-appeal on your specific copy decide the grade.

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