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1986 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 5 #203a Toothie Ruthie front
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Price history · PSA 9
— Hold· thin volume
PSA pop · this parallel
38
Card # 203a
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.
$11
PSA 9 · this grade▶ steady
not currently listed on eBay
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$2
based on 9 raw sales view raw sales →
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
Last sold
$7.99
2026-01-23 · PSA 9
Avg Sale (30d)
across 0 sales
Volume (30d)
0 sales
— vs prior 30d
Comp Sales (All)
31
all grades
vs 1 mo
vs 2 mo
vs 3 mo
High Low Avg sales Subject trend

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Steady
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 16 recorded sales · 9 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • The recent trail reads $10 → $20 → $8 → $10 → $8 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
  • Heads up: the last recorded sale ($8 on 2026-01-23) landed 29% below our current value — weigh it as a single data point.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 89 of this card, and only 32.6% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • Net-net, it's holding its ground — steady demand, no fireworks either way.

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?

BORDERLINE

Roughly a 33% gem 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 ~$33 before the $19 PSA fee (fee only - excludes shipping & insurance), ~$14 after - about even with a raw copy ($3 (est.)). A coin flip that only pays off on a high grade.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
33%
this card · 89 graded
PSA 10 value
$78
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$14
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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