Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Silver Surfer [Hardcover] (1989): price difference
Silver Surfer [Hardcover] (1989) value — Ungraded $48 vs Grade 8.0 $119. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.48× Ungraded (+148%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.48× (+148%) the Ungraded price — a $71 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.83× (+83%) the Ungraded price — a $40 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Silver Surfer [Hardcover] (1989), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $71 (2.48×) — 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).