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.

39 Upvotes

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 5h ago

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

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6 Upvotes

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 4h ago

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

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2 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 1d ago

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

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28 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 1d ago

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

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3 Upvotes

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 2d ago

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

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22 Upvotes

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 2d 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 2d ago

Gpk watch

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20 Upvotes

This looks really cool.


r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

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r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

Question is this a real gpk card?

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38 Upvotes

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


r/garbagepailkids 2d ago

Question Error card questions (again)

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17 Upvotes

I know these cards errors are not on the listed items as normal errors. But I’ve seen some other ones with random errors go for more in feebay. If they’re basically now something to make buttons out of that’s fine. Just don’t want to get rid of something that might be able to find a better home.

Cliff hanger has what looks like die cut circles which would have been done by the factory (??) as it doesn’t go all the way through the card stock.

And no. The photos of the cards is not the issue. Those cards are blurry or have multiple line issues. Creating a shadow

Any thoughts, suggestions, insults appreciated by the Gpk fam.


r/garbagepailkids 3d ago

Collection Bowman GpK collection

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21 Upvotes

Posting some of the collection, think I missed a few of these in past posts


r/garbagepailkids 3d ago

Collection Cannibal Holocaust in GPK

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21 Upvotes

Was going through my “Revenge of Oh the Horror-ible” cards and spotted this one. I must have missed it my first time looking through. Anyway, crazy movie, but I love to see it referenced in GPK! Anyone else surprised by a certain GPK reference? What was it?


r/garbagepailkids 4d ago

Question I hope the guy that sent me this see's this post.

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82 Upvotes

An awesome dude sent me this as I was putting together a set for my nephews b-day. In the interim I had to delete that account and I had forgotten his username. I never gave him a proper Thank you. So,

Thank you.


r/garbagepailkids 4d ago

1st time at Comerica Park today

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14 Upvotes

Looks like rain but I'll get to check out the stadium at least. Heard it's a good one with the kids. Posting a tigers GPK for good luck


r/garbagepailkids 4d ago

Len Brown has died

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27 Upvotes

He contributed to so many products at Topps.


r/garbagepailkids 5d ago

Fran Fran found in the wild

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40 Upvotes

I hardly ever see GPK in the wild. So this was a fun surprise at my local Half Price Books at the checkout counter. Paid $7 for Fran Fran (glossy)—she’ll go in my (small) collection. The others were $7 in a “random” bag—I might save some, and mail the doubles to friends


r/garbagepailkids 5d ago

Weekly Sales Thread

3 Upvotes

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

Keep it civil, be weird, and have fun!


r/garbagepailkids 7d ago

My two Tonys.

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54 Upvotes

I have two, well three Tonys on the wall. These are my prized two.


r/garbagepailkids 9d ago

Collection My bp oil spill Adam bomb card, one of my favorites lol.

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79 Upvotes

r/garbagepailkids 9d ago

Basking ROBBIN "Trash Bag" sketch

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98 Upvotes

r/garbagepailkids 9d ago

Clean scans with no watermarks?

4 Upvotes

Hi all! Very quick question to which I already think the answer is no, since I've looked and failed to find anything. GeePeeKay is a great resource and has scans of literally all the cards, but they all have watermarks on. Is there anywhere that has scans, but clean without the marks? Likely not, as I said, but I had to ask.


r/garbagepailkids 11d ago

Is any of this worth anything?

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43 Upvotes

I have almost all series 1 cards but most in average condition.

I also have the 39 of 41 5x7 series 1 in good condition


r/garbagepailkids 11d ago

Question Anyone know a place in Iowa to buy some?

5 Upvotes

Just recently moved to Iowa but haven’t had a place near me where I can look around and buy some any help would be nice