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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #1a Nasty Nick front
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Price history · PSA 4.5
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
Card # 1a
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.
$100
PSA 4.5 · this grade
Confidence
★★★☆☆
3 comp sales
See Active PSA 4.5 See Sold PSA 4.5 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$53.60 ≈$99.78 $284.55
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$75
2024-09-22 · PSA 4.5
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
745
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$100
pop — @ PSA 4.5
Base pop 1,448
PSA 10 $12,641 pop 23
PSA 9 $2,045 pop 122
PSA 8.5 $1,174 pop —
PSA 8 $989 pop 233
PSA 7.5 $423 pop —
PSA 7 $496 pop 205
PSA 6.5 $567 pop —
PSA 6 $392 pop 264
PSA 5.5 $367 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $226 pop 209
PSA 4.5 $100 pop —
PSA 4 $176 pop 205
PSA 3.5 $73 pop —
PSA 3 $168 pop 106
PSA 2.5 $160 pop —
PSA 2 $75 pop 62
PSA 1.5 $67 pop —
PSA 1 $155 pop 27
PSA $164 pop —
Glossy
$22,323
pop 19 @ PSA 4.5
Glossy pop 554
PSA 10 $22,323 pop 19
PSA 9 $3,350 pop 80
PSA 8.5 $1,389 EST. pop 1
PSA 8 $1,389 pop 91
PSA 7 $500 pop 68
PSA 6.5 $183 pop —
PSA 6 $445 pop 80
PSA 5 $285 pop 71
PSA 4 $199 pop 57
PSA 3 $151 pop 35
PSA 2.5 $252 pop —
PSA 2 $129 pop 17
PSA 1 $111 EST. pop —
PSA cgc8 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 3 recorded sales · 0 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · limited-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $136 → $75 → $75 — a steady drift lower.
  • Median moved -45% across the window ($136 → $75).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($75 on 2024-09-22) landed 25% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 1,458 of this card, and only 1.6% come back a 10 — a genuine condition rarity.
  • 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?

Coin flip

Roughly a 2% gem 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 ~$746 before the $599 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$147 after - about even with a raw copy ($137 (est.)). A coin flip that only pays off on a high grade.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
2%
this card · 1,456 graded
PSA 10 value
$12,641
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$599
PSA Premium tier
Expected after grade
$147
vs raw ~$137 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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