Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Silver Surfer #3 (1968): price difference
Silver Surfer #3 (1968) value — Ungraded $216 vs Grade 8.0 $692. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.2× Ungraded (+220%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.2× (+220%) the Ungraded price — a $476 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.8× (+80%) the Ungraded price — a $173 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Silver Surfer #3 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $476 (3.2×) — if your copy grades at the top, that premium can cover the fee. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).