Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Silver Surfer (1978): price difference
Silver Surfer (1978) value — Ungraded $40 vs Grade 8.0 $116. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.9× Ungraded (+190%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.9× (+190%) the Ungraded price — a $76 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.83× (+83%) the Ungraded price — a $33 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Silver Surfer (1978), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $76 (2.9×) — 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).