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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 Glossy #2a Junkfood John front
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Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
59
Card # 2a
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.
$184
PSA 9 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★☆
14 comp sales
See Active PSA 9 See Sold PSA 9 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$100.81 $183.65 $317.03
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$185
2026-06-04 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
59
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 2 for this card
Glossy
$184
pop 59 @ PSA 9
Glossy pop 224
PSA 10 $2,800 pop 12
PSA 9 $184 pop 59
PSA 8 $132 pop 63
PSA 7 $121 pop 23
PSA 6 $52 pop 24
PSA 5 $28 pop 19
PSA 4 $45 pop 8
PSA 3 $20 pop 2
PSA 2 $9 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $4 EST. pop —
Base
$180
pop 127 @ PSA 9
Base pop 527
PSA 10 $833 pop 33
PSA 9 $180 pop 127
PSA 8 $115 pop 140
PSA 7.5 $85 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $85 pop 82
PSA 6 $33 pop 53
PSA 5 $49 pop 29
PSA 4 $48 pop 28
PSA 3 $35 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $25 EST. pop 2
PSA 1 $18 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Trending Up
Straight from the Garbologist's clipboard:
  • 14 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $150 → $175 → $132 → $178 → $185 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +69% across the window ($104 → $175).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 212 of this card, and only 5.7% 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.

🧬 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 ~$272 before the $149 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$123 after, vs a raw copy around $18 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $2,800 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 212 graded
PSA 10 value
$2,800
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$149
PSA Express tier
Expected after grade
$123
vs raw ~$18 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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