GetAGrip is back with more unusual officially licensed GPK merchandise. The company launched today their Garbage Pail Kids Rock and Rave kits. Collectors can choose the Rock kit which comes with a black GPK Foreign World Tour t-shirt, an Adam Bomb slip cover, and GPK Guitar pick. Or they can purchase the Rave kit, which comes with a white GPK Foreign World Tour shirt, Rory McQueen artwork slip cover, and GPK guitar pick. The kits can be purchased for $57.99 from GetAGrip’s website. The kits will be on sale for 72 hours starting Friday at 12:00 PM EST.
New GPK Promo Cards at Philly Non-Sports Show
Collectors will have plenty of new official Garbage Pail Kids promo cards available to them at this weekend’s Philly Non-Sports card show: Here’s a rundown of what collectors can look for at the show.
From the show – There are a number of promo cards that will be given out at the show. A four card tribute set to Roxanne Toser done by artists David Gross, Joe Simko, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera will be the highlight for many collectors. Attendees of the show will receive one of the cards free with entrance to the show. Collectors wanting the entire set can purchase one for $10 at the show with profits going towards the Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue. Additionally, the first 100 collectors in line at the show at 1:00 PM Sunday will receive both a regular and mental card of another Roxanne tribute with art done by Sam Barugh.
David Gross – All the artists in attendance will have new GPK promos to kick off 40th. David Gross will feature artwork that was intended for the Chrome 7 set, but not used due to an error at Topps. The Chrome version of Adam Boom will come in A, B, and even a C version. All cards can be purchased at Gross’ booth at the show. Additionally, Gross will have three new cards for his Rejected series, three new sports parodies, and one last new card on personal stock.
Joe Simko – Simko announced he will have a 40th promo with new artwork featuring Adam Bomb. Super Adam and Birthday Blast Billy can be purchased at his booth at the show. Each card is limited to 100 copies. Simko will also be selling some of his GPK, Craniacs, Cereal Killers, and Stupid Hero’s cards at the show. He will also have original GPK paintings, and will be taking sketch commissions for GPK and Craniacs.
Smokin Joe McWilliams – Joe will have his own 40th GPK promo cards at the show featuring brand new artwork available to purchase at his booth. He will have his giant size stickers featuring GPK characters he’s painted. He will have some Gogoponies vinyl LPs with with GPK inspired artwork he did for the band. He also will have a number of GPK sketch cards an available for purchase.
This article will be updated if any additional GPK promos are announced. The Philly Non-Sports card show takes place this weekend, 4/5-4/6, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.
GetAGrip Launches GPK Multiverse Nasty Nick Edition Skateboards
GetAGrip went back to their roots today with the launch of their newest starboard decks. The company launched their second GPK Multiverse line based around Nasty Nick. There were three different skateboard decks done by artists Bekki Sharp, Jeff Zapata, and John Cebollero. Each deck comes with three GPK carsds, including one signed by the artist. Decks are limited to /85 each with an additional /8 chase variations. Collectors ordering the Sharp deck also have e the chance to receive one of three custom painted spray paint cans. Decks went on sale today at 1:00 PM EST for $169.99. The Zapata and Cebollero decks quickly sold out, the Sharp should soon follow.
Abrams Launching Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary Edition Book
Abrams is back with a familiar item for the 40th anniversary of GPKs. As first reported by GPKWorld, Abrams is launching the Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary Edition book. Abrams originally released this book back in 2012 and has been through 18 printings since then. The book features images for every OS 1 – OS 5 card. While this printing of the book will be the same, the description advertises there will be four new promo cards included for this 40th anniversary edition. Books can be preordered now from Amazon for $25.99. The book is schedule to be released Oct., 14, 2025.
Topps Shutting Down Failed ToppsNFT Website
It appears Topps horribly mismanaged failed entry into the digital NFT world is coming to an end. The company released information yesterday on the official Topps NFT Discord channel announcing the impending shutdown of ToppsNFTs.com. In 2020 Topps launched a number of successful NFT sets on the Wax Blockchain. Instead of continuing with that success, in 2021 the company inexplicably left Wax to form their own ToppsNFT site that worked on the Avalanche blockchain. After years of marketplace errors and very little uptime the company is pulling the digital plug on the project.
GPK collectors who have NFTs on the ToppsNFTs.com website have a short window of time to retain access to these digital cards. Topps has announced 93% of NFTs on this website, including all GPKs, are eligible to be transferred to the NFT marketplace OpenSea. NFTs that are transferred will be minted on the Polygon blockchain. This would include the GPK NFT set released in 2022, Non-Flushable Tokens, and some other promotional NFTs given away at NYCC in 2022. Collectors of GPK NFTs on the Wax Blockchain should note this does NOT affect these NFTs. GPK NFTs on Wax remain on that blockchain and can continue to be bought and sold via various Wax marketplaces. Collectors wanting to keep their cards should log into their ToppsNFTs.com account and follow the instructions to initiate the transfer. Only individual cards can be transferred. Unopened packs can not be transferred. Collectors have until May 31, 2025 to open their packs and transfer all their assets to OpenSea. Collectors wishing to sell their packs or cards on ToppsNFTs.com only have until March 31, 2025 when the Marketplace will close, and the cards will no longer be accessible.
Collectors looking for more information should login into their ToppsNFTs.com account, view the FAQ, or check out the Official Topps NFT Discord channel.
GetAGrip Launching Garbage Pail Kids Sorting Mat
Update #3 – The sorting mats continue! Collectors part of the 40th Birthday Bash were sent a link with exclusive access to a red and purple sorting mat. Available for 24 hours.
Update #2: GetAGrip announced another new mat, the Yellow OS 4 version. The mat will launch on their website Friday, 3/21/25, at 1:00 PM EST. If you missed out the first time, now is your chance!
Update: Collectors who ordered an Adam Bomb 40th birthday bash kit, and signed up for the exclusive birthday invite were offered three different versions of the sorting mat. Blue, green, and black are all available to those collectors with the direct link for 24 hours only ending 2/15. This is the first item GetAGrip is offering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of GPK.
GetAGrip shared via their social channels today their next product, the Garbage Pail Kids Sorting Mat. This premium sorting mat features the image of an OS 1 wrapper. The mat measures 60 cm x 80 cm (23.5” x 31.5”). The mat is limited to 50 and goes on sale at GetAGrip’s website this Saturday, 2/15/25, at 1:00 PM EST.
2024 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire Coming Wednesday
Update: There is actually a landing page for the new Sapphire set on Topps.com. The set is comprised of the 100 card base set from Chrome 7 in addition to a new 14 card insert set called, Sapphire Satires. Satires is made up of brand new artwork, a first for a GPK Sapphire set. None of the other insert sets from Chrome 7 are included in Sapphire.
As usual there are a number of parallels to collect. Base cards are available in Green (1:5), Fuchsia (1:6), Gold (1:9), Orange (1:17), Purple (1:43), Red (1:84), and Padparadscha (1:415). The Satires insert set is available in Base (1:8), Gold (1:60), Orange (1:120), Purple (1:298), Red (1:591), and Padparadscha (1:2,869).
Based on some quick math on the total number of parallels available there looks to be about 7000 total boxes produced. You can view the 2024 GPK Sapphire Checklist here and the 2024 GPK Sapphire Odds here.
As Topps shared today on their Twitter account, 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire is coming this Wednesday. Topps is wasting no time in releasing the follow up to GPK Chrome 7. The box advertises there will be the traditional 8 4-card packs per box, with each box guaranteeing 4 parallels. Boxes will be available on Topps.com for $109.99 each. The box mentions original series 7 cards, but that’s all the details available about the set. Get ready, boxes go on sale this Wednesday, 3/12/25 at around 12:00 PM EST.
Details on 82nd Philly Non-Sports Card Show
The next Philly Non-Sports Card Show is only a month away and plans are under way to honor the shows matriarch. The 82nd version of the show will serve to honor the legacy of Roxanne Toser, who had been promoting the show since 2007. The show is scheduled to take place April 5 & 6 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center is Oaks, PA. A note to frequent show goers, the show is moving to Hall D, a slightly large hall than their usual Hall E venue.
The show will once again have a huge Garbage Pail Kids presence. The artist lineup is a star studded lineup featuring current GPK final artists, Joe Simko, David Gross, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera. There will be a four card set honoring Roxanne Toser at the show. Each of the featured artists created a GPK promo card for the show to honor Roxanne. The artists created the cards and had them printed at their own expense. Collectors attending the show will receive one of the promo cards at random with their paid admission. Collectors wishing to purchase the full set will be able to at the show for $10 with profits going to Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue, something that was near and dear to Roxanne. Collectors who cannot make the show will be able to purchase the four-card set for $10 each plus shipping ($3 for 1-2 sets, $5 for 3-5 sets; maximum is 5). You may send a check to Roxanne Toser Enterprises, Inc., 4019 Green St., Harrisburg, PA 17110 or pay via Venmo at @Marlin-Toser (if a code is requested, use 8565). Be sure to include your mailing address in the comments. Card sets sold through the mail will be sold while supplies last and will not ship until after the Philly Show has concluded. So far the show has revealed the Rockin Roxanne card done by Joe Simko, and Retro Roxanne by David Gross. They plan to reveal a new each week leading up to the show.
The traditional Saturday night dinner will also take place. There will be an artist panel at the dinner lead by Simko and show promoter Harris Toser with the topic being the 40th anniversary of Garbage Pail Kids. The dinner is sure to sell out. Collectors can check on available by emailing [email protected].
Collectors attending will find the usual various non-sport promo cards giving away at the show including a new Wacky Packages promo card. Media guest Gary Gerani will once again be attending the show as well.
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $12 per day or a two day pass for $20. The show will be open on Sat. 4/5 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Sun. 4/6 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The spring show this year is not to be missed for GPK collectors in the area can converge to help honor non-sports card legend, Roxanne Toser.
Greenlight Launching GPK 40th Anniversary Die Cast Car
Greenlight Collectibles have announced a new monster truck to help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Garbage Pail Kids. Greenlight’s King of Crunch Series 6 will feature Buck Truck – Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary – 1976 Ford F-250 Monster Truck. This same truck was part of their Series 1 Die Cast cars. However, the King of Crunch series features the larger 1:43 scale trucks. It’s unknown if there will be an accompanying card with this version. No pictures of the truck have been revealed yet by Greenlight. The expected launch for this 40th anniversary truck is Oct/Nov 2025.
Greenlight Announces Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 Diecast Cars
Update: Greenlight has revealed the preproduction images of the GPK Series 8 diecast cars.
Good news for collectors of GPK and diecast cars. Greenlight Collectibles has announced Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 Diecast cars. While series 7 is right around the corner, the company is already working on the follow up. No images have been released yet, but the company has revealed the planned car types along with the accompanying cards.
• Petey Da Fool – 1983 GMC Vandura
• Skiin’ Ian – 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Ski Rack and Skis
• Wrecking Bill – 1945 Dodge Power Wagon Wrecker
• Ancient Annie – 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible
• Duck Cal – 1991 Jeep YJ
• Calamity Cale – 2020 Corvette Coupe
Collectors can preorder now from Diecast car websites like 3000toys.com. GPK Series 8 is currently scheduled for the May/June 2025 release window.