Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Silver Surfer #17 (1988): price difference
Silver Surfer #17 (1988) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $27. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.5× Ungraded (+350%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.5× (+350%) the Ungraded price — a $21 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.25× (+125%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $15 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Silver Surfer #17 (1988), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $21 (4.5×) — 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).