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1986 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 6 #218a Tom Thumb front
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1986 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS STICKERS

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PSA 10 · 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 6 →

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Card # 218a
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.
Confidence
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real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
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🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 51.2% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop. Expected value after a $19 grade is roughly $42 vs a raw copy around $5 — grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $62 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
51.2%
this card · 41 graded
PSA 10 value
$62
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$23
vs raw ~$5 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.

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

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The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash. Liquidity read: 15 recorded sales on file (11 in the last year), trading only a few times a year — a moderate-confidence sample. Its last few sales went $60 → $27 → $41 → $50 → $80 — a clear march higher. Across the trailing window the median has moved +49% ($38 vs $36). Heads up: the last recorded sale ($80 on 2026-05-23) landed 28% above our current value — weigh it as a single data point. Census check: PSA has graded 41 of this card, and only 51.2% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily. 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.

Value by grade — Base (this card)
Base pop 41
PSA 10 $62 pop 21 15 sales
PSA 9 $25 pop 12 2 sales
PSA 8 $19 EST. no sales
PSA 7 $15 EST. no sales
PSA 6 $11 EST. no sales
PSA 5 $9 EST. no sales
PSA 4 $7 EST. no sales
PSA 3 $5 pop 1 1 sale
PSA 2 $4 EST. no sales
PSA 1 $3 EST. no sales
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