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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #21a Virus Iris front
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Price history · PSA 8
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
68
Card # 21a
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.
$94
PSA 8 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★☆
20 comp sales
See Active PSA 8 See Sold PSA 8 View on PSA
Estimated range OLDER SALES, ADJUSTED
$45.70 ≈$92.15 $201.11
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$65
2025-08-12 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
87
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$94
pop 68 @ PSA 8
Glossy
PSA 10 $2,499 pop 11
PSA 9 $173 pop 59
PSA 8.5 $62 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $94 pop 68
PSA 7 $57 pop 33
PSA 6 $54 pop 19
PSA 5 $30 pop 17
PSA 4 $17 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $3 EST. pop —
Base
$56
pop 169 @ PSA 8
Base
PSA 10 $600 pop 34
PSA 9 $120 pop 120
PSA 8.5 $44 pop —
PSA 8 $56 pop 169
PSA 7.5 $28 pop —
PSA 7 $34 pop 80
PSA 6.5 $16 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $25 pop 50
PSA 5 $32 pop 33
PSA 4 $17 pop 13
PSA 3 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $3 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 20 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $50 → $29 → $29 → $65 → $65 — a steady drift lower.
  • Median moved -21% across the window ($72 → $58).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($65 on 2025-08-12) landed 31% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 212 of this card, and only 5.2% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
  • 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 5% 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 ~$225 before the $79 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$146 after, vs a raw copy around $19 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $2,499 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
5%
this card · 212 graded
PSA 10 value
$2,499
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$79
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$146
vs raw ~$19 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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