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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #38a Slimy Sam front
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Price history · PSA 7
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
62
Card # 38a
Garbage Pail Kids
GPK Price Guide Value iGPK Price Guide 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.
$27
PSA 7 · this grade▼ -15%
not currently listed on eBay
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$11
based on 10 raw sales view raw sales →
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last sold
$21.37
2026-05-31 · PSA 7
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
162
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 15 recorded sales · 4 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Its last few sales went $34 → $30 → $33 → $56 → $21 — a steady drift lower.
  • Median moved -15% across the window ($34 → $29).
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($21 on 2026-05-31) landed 21% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 496 of this card, and only 8.7% 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.

Slimy Sam — across every card

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🧬 Should I slab it?

SLAB IT

About a 9% 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 ~$72 before the $29 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$43 after, vs a raw copy around $9 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $269 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
9%
this card · 495 graded
PSA 10 value
$269
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$29
PSA Value Plus tier
Expected after grade
$43
vs raw ~$9 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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