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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #23a Drippy Dan front
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Price history · PSA 6
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
42
Card # 23a
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.
$35
PSA 6 · this grade
Confidence
★★★☆☆
8 comp sales
See Active PSA 6 See Sold PSA 6 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$17.77 $34.99 $66.64
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$34.99
2026-04-15 · PSA 6
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
117
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Base
$35
pop 42 @ PSA 6
Base
PSA 10 EST. pop 25
PSA 9 $263 pop 92
PSA 8.5 $95 pop —
PSA 8 $86 pop 136
PSA 7.5 $34 pop —
PSA 7 $68 pop 65
PSA 6 $35 pop 42
PSA 5 $67 pop 24
PSA 4 $27 pop 10
PSA 3 $11 pop 4
PSA 2 $5 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $2 EST. pop —
Glossy
$30
pop 15 @ PSA 6
Glossy
PSA 10 $806 pop 11
PSA 9 $170 pop 55
PSA 8.5 $94 EST. pop 1
PSA 8 $67 pop 46
PSA 7.5 $32 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $72 pop 24
PSA 6.5 $27 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $30 pop 15
PSA 5 $65 EST. pop 16
PSA 4 $16 pop 2
PSA 3 $7 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $3 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $1 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
  • 8 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $40 → $16 → $18 → $47 → $35 — ran up to a peak of $47, then cooled back off.
  • Median moved -33% across the window ($40 → $27).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 403 of this card, and only 6.2% 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 6% 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 ~$125 before the $29 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$96 after, vs a raw copy around $12 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $263 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 403 graded
PSA 10 value
$263
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$29
PSA Value Plus tier
Expected after grade
$96
vs raw ~$12 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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