Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Silver Surfer [Newsstand] #12 (1988): price difference
Silver Surfer [Newsstand] #12 (1988) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $2. Ungraded sells for 2.5× Grade 8.0 (+150%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 2.5× (+150%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $3 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Silver Surfer [Newsstand] #12 (1988), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $3 (2.5×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).