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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #5a Dead Ted front
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Price history · PSA 8

DEAD TED

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PSA pop187

PSA 8 · 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 →

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Card # 5a
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.
$89
PSA 8 · this grade▲ +35%
not currently listed on eBay
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last sold
$99.99
2026-08-13 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
$87
across 3 sales
Volume (30d)
3 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
212
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
+6.9%
vs 3 mo
-12.7%
High Low Avg sales Subject trend

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 71 recorded sales · 12 in the last year · trades every few months · high-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $114 → $94 → $60 → $100 → $100 — a clear march higher.
  • Median moved +35% across the window ($56 → $97).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 631 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.

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🧬 Should I slab it?

SLAB IT

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 ~$160 before the $49 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$111 after, vs a raw copy around $19 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $955 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
6%
this card · 631 graded
PSA 10 value
$955
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$49
PSA Regular tier
Expected after grade
$111
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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