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1987 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 10 #405b Walter Melon front
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Price history · PSA 10
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1987 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS STICKERS

WALTER MELON

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PSA 10 · 1987 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 10 →

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Card # 405b
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
★★★★★
See Active PSA 10 See Sold PSA 10 View on PSA
real comps est. — own older sales est. — never sold unsold
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🧬 Should I slab it?

Worth grading

About a 33.3% gem (PSA 10) rate on this card's own PSA pop. Expected value after a $19 grade is roughly $89 vs a raw copy around $12 — grading pencils out here, especially if you hit the $140 ten.

Gem (PSA 10) rate
33.3%
this card · 18 graded
PSA 10 value
$140
if you hit the ten
Grading cost
$19
PSA Value tier
Expected after grade
$70
vs raw ~$12 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: 5 recorded sales on file (1 in the last year), trading only a few times a year — a limited-confidence sample. Following the trash: $18 → $99 → $43 → $101 → $140 — a clear march higher. Across the trailing window the median has moved +73% ($101 vs $58). 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 18
PSA 10 $140 pop 6 5 sales
PSA 9 $78 EST. pop 8 no sales
PSA 8 $45 EST. no sales
PSA 7 $26 EST. no sales
PSA 6 $15 EST. no sales
PSA 5 $9 EST. no sales
PSA 4 $5 pop 2 1 sale
PSA 3 $3 EST. no sales
PSA 2 $2 EST. no sales
PSA 1 $1 EST. no sales
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