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1986 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 5 #172a Nat Nerd front
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Price history · PSA 10

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PSA 10 · 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 5 →

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PSA pop · this parallel
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Card # 172a
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.
$98
PSA 10 · highest-graded comp▼ -17%
🟢 lowest on eBay: $154.95 all-in
🛒 3 listings on eBay now PSA 10 SLAB ×1 · RAW ×2
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
guide value (not a sale) view raw sales →
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last sold
$100
2026-08-05 · PSA 10
Avg Sale (30d)
$100
across 1 sales
Volume (30d)
1 sale
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
71
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
-66.7%
High Low Avg sales Subject trend

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Cooling Off
The Garbologist has been digging through this one's trash.
  • 21 recorded sales · 6 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $82 → $80 → $90 → $300 → $100 — ran up to a peak of $300, then cooled back off.
  • Median moved -17% across the window ($108 → $90).
  • Census check: PSA has graded 172 of this card, and only 23.8% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • 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.

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🧬 Should I slab it?

SLAB IT

About a 24% 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 ~$39 before the $19 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$20 after, vs a raw copy around $3 (est.). Grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $98 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
24%
this card · 172 graded
PSA 10 value
$98
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$20
vs raw ~$3 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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