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Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 Empty Wax Wrapper/Pack — Topps, 1986

1980s · Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, PA

Estimated value: $4.99–$10.00

Garbage Pail Kids exploded into mainstream pop culture in 1985–86, becoming one of the most controversial and collectible trading card phenomena of the 1980s. Topps released Series 5 in 1986 at the height of the craze, selling millions of 25-cent packs to kids, parents, and speculators who saw these irreverent sticker cards as potential investments.

Condition is the primary value driver — this wrapper shows creasing and wear, which reduces value; flat, unfolded wrappers in near-mint condition command significantly higher prices from wrapper collectors.

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