Produced by the topps company beginning in 1985, these sticker trading cards were meant as a spoof of the cabbage patch kids dolls. We recently spotted a garbage pail kids card selling for a monstrous sum over at ebay. Whether garbage pail kids cards make you uncomfortable or not, theres no debating how popular they once were and how theyve made a comeback in recent years. The 1985 topps garbage pail kids series 1 stickers were an instant hit. The great pacific garbage patch, also known as the pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the west coast of north america to japan. Garbage pail kids 2015 30th anniversary garbage pail kids trading card. How many series of garbage pail kids cards are there.
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Back in the 80s, these cards were so hot that many other spinoff products like tshirts, lunchboxes, school gear, and even a cartoon on television were. The set launched one of the most popular trading card lines of alltime. If youre looking to make a lot of money, consider having the cards professionally graded. What are the 25 most valuable garbage pail kids cards worth. Garbage pail kids were originally a series of sticker trading cards released by the company in 1985 and were designed to parody cabbage patch kids dolls, which were popular at the time. Trading card lots, garbage pail kids, nonsport trading cards, collectibles. The garbage pail kids were a series of topps trading cards that came out in 1985 and were a parody of cabbage patch kids met with great controversy. Remembering disgusting, rebellious era of trading cards. The most famous and popular of these offbeat card seriesgarbage pail kids. The 1986 topps garbage pail kids series 3 checklist runs from 84 to 124.
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