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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 2 #53a Jolted Joel front
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Price history · PSA 10
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1985 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS STICKERS

JOLTED JOEL

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PSA 10 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 2 →

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Card # 53a
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.
Confidence
★★★★★
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real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
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🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 8.7% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop. Expected value after a $29 grade is roughly $54 vs a raw copy around $4 — grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $340 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
8.7%
this card · 138 graded
PSA 10 value
$340
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$29
PSA Value Plus tier
Expected after grade
$25
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.

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile. Liquidity read: 6 recorded sales on file (1 in the last year), trading only a few times a year — a moderate-confidence sample. The recent trail reads $225 → $668 → $271 → $617 → $340 — a clear march higher. Across the trailing window the median has moved +51% ($340 vs $225). Census check: PSA has graded 138 of this card, and only 8.7% come back a 10 — tough to gem. Net-net, the momentum points up — real buyers are paying more, more often. Not a promise, just what the garbage is telling us.

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.

Value by grade — Base (this card)
Base pop 141
PSA 10 $340 pop 12 6 sales
PSA 9 $46 pop 42 13 sales
PSA 8 $30 pop 31 8 sales
PSA 7 $15 pop 11 11 sales
PSA 6 $11 pop 12 7 sales
PSA 5 $8 pop 19 4 sales
PSA 4 $6 EST. no sales
PSA 3 $5 EST. no sales
PSA 2 $3 EST. no sales
PSA 1 $3 EST. no sales
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