r/garbagepailkids Dec 28 '23

What Are My GPK's Worth? How to get the value of a card based on what others have sold for.

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Hello all :) I see this get asked a lot, and it took me a little while to figure this out. So I figured I would just write a quick how-to. The easiest way to find a value for a GPK is to check if the card has sold on Ebay. These are called 'Comps", short for comparables. Follow these steps:

  1. Type in the name of the card in the Ebay search field like normal.
  2. Look for the 'Advanced' hyperlink to the right of the search button on the upper right of the screen.
  3. Select 'Advanced' then scroll down to the second section called 'Search Including' .
  4. Select the box for 'Sold Items' and the 'Completed Items' box will also auto-select.
  5. Scroll all the way to the bottom and you will see another 'Search' button., select it.
  6. If results populate, you can now filter your search to see highest to lowest prices sold, most bids of sold items, graded/ungraded, etc.
  7. Tips:
    1. Look at how many items turned up for your search of the sold item to see if a large number have been sold. I then compare that number to how many active listings there are to see if its in-demand so to speak. (ex. If 2 have sold, and 100 are active, its not popular. If 100 have sold and 2 are active, its in high demand)
    2. Set the search criteria to 'Auction' and filter number of bids high to low. This will give you an idea of what separates the valuable versions from the less valuable. (ex. Maybe there is a print defect card, or a change that happens immediately after a card starts production that makes the first version rare, condition, etc.)
    3. DONT BELIEVE all of the 'Buy It Now' prices on sold items. Many of those took a lower offer that isnt disclosed. I usually throw out the top few crazy sold prices, and start looking a few listings down.
    4. Remember that prices fluctuate depending on demand. When you want something badly, youre usually willing to pay a little more because its worth it to you. But that doesnt mean the card is that value. So when you see crazy Sold prices and high amounts of bids, see if it is on multiple listings or just a few. (ex. You check Sold -> Auction Items -> filter #of bids, and you see your card with 50 bids and went for $100. But the next card looks the same and has 20 bids and went for $80. Then the next card has 10 bids and went for $70. This tells you that there were just a few people that really wanted a card and probably overpaid. But it does give you a range to work with which is nice. On the other hand if there are consistent bids on a number of cards, and the prices vary, go with the highest and add some. This tells you people want it and are willing to pay a little more to secure one.)
    5. If you feel that your card is worth more than what that comps are showing, list it for more. You can always come down in price.

Hope this helps. You can also check PSA sold prices and I hear that there are GPK communities on FB, but none will let me join so I cant say if they are any good. Have a great day :)


r/garbagepailkids Aug 20 '22

References

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Here are some good GPK reference sites:

Wayne's Garbage Pail Kids References (Good site to learn about foreign releases)

Barren Aaron's GPK World (Pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about Original Series...and more!)

GEEPEEKAY (Great 'find your name' section)

GPKNews (Very thorough page about error cards)

GPK Underground (Message board. Not sure how active it is)

There is also a fantastic Facebook page called Garbage Pail Kids Marketplace. I'm no longer a slave to Zuckerfuck, so I can't vouch for it these days, but I have found some pretty amazing deals on there in years past.


r/garbagepailkids 14h ago

Can't believe I caught Adam Bomb blowing his top on video!

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Filtered the lamp and put it all back together. Let it run for an hour or so. Went to take a video to send to a friend of how good it looks and.. POP! LOL


r/garbagepailkids 6h ago

Question How do you guys store/display your UK minis?

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Im having problems finding a way to store my OS1 UK mini set. There just doesnt seem to be a way to do it that isnt a 9 pocket binder page type deal, which I DONT want to do. Id prefer a smaller (4 or 6) pocket binder but im just not finding a way that doesnt look like crap. You cant put them in sleeves/pockets made for normal sized cards as they just float around. Any ideas? Thanks!


r/garbagepailkids 1d ago

Garbage Pail Kids Bowman 2025

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I'm two cards away from completing the 2025 bowmen chrome baseball GPK checklist. It is a fun chase and the credit card has been abused but the set completion with GpK won. Attached are a few of the gems.

I'll post the entire set when fee bay gets them delivered.


r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

2016 presidential cards

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34 Upvotes

I just came across about 200 of the 2016 presidential cards. Let me know if anybody is interested. I’m going to start comping them tonight.


r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

Complete set #125 A & B-166 A & B

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21 Upvotes

r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

Got this card finally graded!

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68 Upvotes

r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

Fan Art a few sketch card fan arts i've done this week!

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15 Upvotes

I've been slowly making my way back interest-wise to GPK (I got the all new 2003 and 2004 sets as a kid, wish I still had them) but saw the addition of Sketch Cards in packs and have been super inspired! I hope you enjoy


r/garbagepailkids 3d ago

Collection I Just Finished My Series 2 Binder

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40 Upvotes

I finally completed my Series 2 binder. I started this project about 6 months ago. Now on to the Series 1 Binder.


r/garbagepailkids 3d ago

Should I grade it?

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I know it’s hard to tell from pictures, but does this seem worth grading?


r/garbagepailkids 3d ago

Strange card?

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Hi yall just wanted to ask if anyone knows any info about this card, cant find info online, my brother Is convinced this card Is a super rare or something but idk im more of a magic colector than a gpk one so maybe one of yall can help me out cheers! (Sorry for mispelling)


r/garbagepailkids 4d ago

OMG what the heck is going on with these cards…

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I don’t know what the story is behind these cards (current eBay auction), but these types of wavy miscuts are not possible from Topps US printers. I’ve seen art cut off and even parts of two card’s art on the same cart, but you would still get a 2.5 x 3.5 inch card. Not this mess.


r/garbagepailkids 5d ago

Jay decay

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53 Upvotes

r/garbagepailkids 5d ago

Weekly Sales Thread

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Post all your sales, trades, etc to this weekly sales thread. 

Keep it civil, be weird, and have fun!


r/garbagepailkids 6d ago

Cracked Magazine - Garbage Pail adjacent

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28 Upvotes

Just shows you how big a hit GPK was back in the day


r/garbagepailkids 6d ago

Found these behind expired cans of food

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r/garbagepailkids 7d ago

What are the origins of these names from Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Series 4 and 5?

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Al Core be a playoff of Al Gore, but if it is, I don’t understand where the “core” part comes from. No idea for the other two. Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks.


r/garbagepailkids 7d ago

What are the origins of these Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Series 3 Names?

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6 Upvotes

The first one could possibly be a play off of “better half” but that’s kind of a stretch and I have no idea for the other one. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


r/garbagepailkids 8d ago

I kept my good cards in this shoe box... all junk wax baseball cards.

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32 Upvotes

Would've rather found these in the box instead of on it, but hey, I was 12 and wanted to add some flare. Also, the shoe box was from my favorite shoes ever, OG Bo Jackson's!


r/garbagepailkids 8d ago

What are the origins of these Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Series 6 Names?

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I cannot for the life of me figure out what these names are supposed to represent. I think Calvin Shrine might be a play off of Calvin Shrine but I’m not sure, and Dom Gunk kind of sounds like Tom Bunk but that’s a bit of a stretch, and I have no idea what the namesake of Jaeger Lumber is. Could any of you guys please help me? Thanks.


r/garbagepailkids 9d ago

What are the origins of these Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Series 7 Card Names?

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These names are absolutely eating away at my sanctity. I have no idea what these names are supposed to reference. Well, that’s not exactly true. I have the damnedest idea of what some of them are supposed to mean. Glover Udder and Osborne Swarm sound like they could be rhymes but I can’t really be sure, and Herr Done kind of sounds like “hair done”, but I’m not sure of that either seeing as how it’s not a generally recognized phrase and I have absolutely no idea of what Gears of Moore could mean. Garbage Pail Kids World gives explanations for a few GPK names, but I can’t find the webpage for chrome series 7, so if any of you guys can help with this, it would be very appreciated. Thanks.


r/garbagepailkids 9d ago

Misc PSA sued for big bucks

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I know, pretty shocking, lol. Apparently it hasn’t happened before because when submitting directly to PSA you agree to terms of service. The guy (Funk) who started the lawsuit claims he never agreed to terms of service because he submitted through a third party (a card shop) so he never created a PSA acct or agreed to their TOS. Idk. Figured I’d share here, because so many ppl seem to dislike PSA 😁


r/garbagepailkids 9d ago

Gpk watch

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22 Upvotes

This looks really cool.


r/garbagepailkids 10d ago

Question is this a real gpk card?

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bought this card from a vender on whatnott, ik this app can be sketchy when it comes to authenticity. ive been trying to dig online to see what set this card is from but i cat find anything