Garbage Pail Kids weren't really something on my radar when i was a youngster, but the artwork is still classic to this day. As shown by last years Gallery 1988 show dedicated to them. But are the old cards you have lying around somewhere worth anything these days? Well in a word.... Yes

To be honest I just saw this cool post  over on io9 and thought it was definitely something our readers would be into - in particular Mr Triclops Apeman. So if you don't fancy reading my bastardized post then head over to io9 (link at the foot of the post).

So it turns out that old Garbage Pail Kids cards could be worth up to $4,000 thanks to their recent comeback and the ever popular 80s nostalgia that we all get from looking back at our old toy collections (or when Michael Bay decides he wants to destroy our memories of them). To clarify, the $4k card in question is the one and only Proof Card of Adam Bomb, the most iconic of the GPKs, and can be purchased on eBay this very minute. Now to be honest, that is the current owner holding out for a sweet price, so who knows if it will ever sell at that price.

Yes Adam Bomb is the most popular card but the real money is to be found in the proof/test cards that were sold in Germany/Denmark, France/Belgium and the Netherlands. You will make your money with those bad boys! A dutch Adam Bomb sold recently for $100. Collectors also dig the Japanese cards, called Bukimi Kun in the land of the rising sun. Four single cards with their original wrapper sold for $1,600 on eBay in February. Any full set of cards is worth $600-$700 minimum.

I never knew the word of the Garbage Pail Kids was so broad - check out these internationally awesome cards and check out GPKWorld.com

Netherlands, Spain, Israel

Also keep an eye out for cards with changed name, also very sought after

The ever popular Adam Bomb in his different card versions

via [io9]