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1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1 #8a Adam Bomb front
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Price history · PSA 8
↓ Sell· 60d trend down · thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
444
Card # 8a
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.
$521
PSA 8 · this grade
Confidence
★★★★★
166 comp sales
See Active PSA 8 See Sold PSA 8 View on PSA
Value range RECENT SALES
$286.21 $521.42 $900.13
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last Sale
$390
2026-06-15 · PSA 8
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
-100% SALES COUNT vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
637
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend
Parallels — 6 for this card
Base
$521
pop 444 @ PSA 8
Base pop 2,127
PSA 10 $12,214 pop 34
PSA 9 $1,692 pop 260
PSA 8.5 $210 pop —
PSA 8 $521 pop 444
PSA 7.5 $149 pop —
PSA 7 $347 pop 335
PSA 6.5 $154 pop —
PSA 6 $208 pop 333
PSA 5.5 $292 pop —
PSA 5 $218 pop 225
PSA 4.5 $141 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $136 pop 158
PSA 3 $113 pop 96
PSA 2 $105 pop 69
PSA 1.5 $91 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $85 pop 23
PSA EST. pop —
Checklist
$514
pop 321 @ PSA 8
Checklist pop 1,691
PSA 10 $8,766 pop 30
PSA 9 $1,841 pop 182
PSA 8.5 $1,027 pop —
PSA 8 $514 pop 321
PSA 7 $375 pop 289
PSA 6 $246 pop 263
PSA 5 $224 pop 190
PSA 4 $154 pop 148
PSA 3.5 $99 pop —
PSA 3 $151 pop 69
PSA 2 $205 pop 32
PSA 1.5 $213 pop —
PSA 1 $150 pop 11
Checklist-Glossy
$706
pop 119 @ PSA 8
Checklist-Glossy pop 545
PSA 10 $19,126 pop 18
PSA 9 $2,166 pop 80
PSA 8 $706 pop 119
PSA 7 $595 pop 80
PSA 6 $265 pop 82
PSA 5.5 $70 pop —
PSA 5 $249 pop 57
PSA 4 $228 pop 39
PSA 3 $171 pop 19
PSA 2 $194 pop 7
PSA 1 $175 EST. pop —
Glossy
$727
pop 159 @ PSA 8
Glossy pop 2,123
PSA 10 $7,707 pop 18
PSA 9 $2,329 pop 86
PSA 8.5 $800 pop —
PSA 8 $727 pop 159
PSA 7 $485 pop 90
PSA 6 $271 pop 331
PSA 5 $240 pop 66
PSA 4 $170 pop 43
PSA 3 $135 pop 22
PSA 2 $121 pop 13
PSA 1 $111 pop 5
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Stickers-C/L-Glossy
$1,519 EST.
pop — @ PSA 8
Stickers-C/L-Glossy
PSA 10 $3,417 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $2,278 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $1,519 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $1,012 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $675 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $450 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $300 EST. pop —
PSA 3 $200 pop —
PSA 2 $140 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $98 EST. pop —
Stickers-Glossy
$1,007 EST.
pop — @ PSA 8
Stickers-Glossy
PSA 10 $2,267 EST. pop —
PSA 9 $1,511 EST. pop —
PSA 8 $1,007 EST. pop —
PSA 7 $672 EST. pop —
PSA 6 $448 EST. pop —
PSA 5 $298 EST. pop —
PSA 4 $199 pop —
PSA 3 $139 EST. pop —
PSA 2 $98 EST. pop —
PSA 1 $68 EST. pop —

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 166 recorded sales · 44 in the last year · trades roughly every couple of weeks · high-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $569 → $600 → $595 → $464 → $390 — ran up to a peak of $631, then cooled back off.
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($390 on 2026-06-15) landed 25% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 1,977 of this card, and only 1.7% come back a 10 — a genuine condition rarity.
  • 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 2% 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 ~$821 before the $599 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$222 after, vs a raw copy around $73 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $12,214 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
2%
this card · 1,977 graded
PSA 10 value
$12,214
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$599
PSA Premium tier
Expected after grade
$222
vs raw ~$73 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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