Surfer #235 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Surfer & chase cards
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Surfer is one of those Surging Sparks cards from 2024 that collectors talk about, an Ultra Rare pull illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma with artwork that really stands out in the set. If you are digging into Surfer value right now, the short answer is that it sits at the more affordable end of the Ultra Rare spectrum, but there is more nuance once you look at grading and rarity.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.95, down 13% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.99 in November 2024.
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Surfer price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 464 graded, only 154 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $50 | 154 | 65 / 89 |
| PSA 9 | $14 | 230 | 180 / 50 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 63 | 45 / 18 |
| PSA 7 | $8.52 | 14 | 10 / 4 |
| PSA 6 | $7.00 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.95 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 235 of 252
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Released
- 2024
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The collector's take on Surfer
Is Surfer worth grading?
So is Surfer worth grading? Honestly, it depends on what you are chasing. A raw, ungraded copy sits at $1, and a PSA 10 is priced at $65, which PackSpy notes works out to 51.2x the raw price when you compare the two. That is a real jump on paper, but gem mint is never a guarantee, plenty of copies come back as a 9 or lower once a grading company gets hands on them, and interestingly a Grade 9 of this card is currently valued at $180, higher than the PSA 10 figure. That tells you the market for this card can be a little unpredictable, so before you send it in, factor in grading fees, turnaround time, and the very real chance your card does not come back as a 10. Grade it if you love the card and want it protected long term, not purely as a quick flip.
How rare is Surfer?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 461 graded copies of Surfer on record, and of those, 153 have earned the coveted PSA 10 gem mint label. That is a decent chunk of the graded population sitting at the top grade, which tells you that while Surfer is not the rarest card ever printed, a true gem mint copy still represents real quality control and a bit of luck at the grading table. Scarcity like this is part of what keeps demand steady even on a card priced where Surfer is.
Where can you pull Surfer?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, since we record actual pulls across real pack opening sites rather than relying on guesswork. Surfer has been pulled 19 times so far, all recorded on lastpack, and it has shown up in both the noobie and starter pack lines. The biggest recorded pull value for Surfer sits at $1, which lines up with its raw price and is a good reminder that opening packs is a gamble, most rips do not turn a profit, and Surfer is a card you are more likely to land in lighter, entry level packs than chase for a big payout.
Questions people ask
How much is Surfer worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Surfer is valued at $1. Once graded, the price can move quite a bit depending on the grade it earns, with a Grade 9 sitting at $180 and a PSA 10 at $65, so grading outcome really shapes what the card ends up worth.
Is Surfer worth grading?+
It can be, but go in with clear eyes. The jump from raw to PSA 10 works out to 51.2x the ungraded price according to PackSpy's tracking, yet hitting a true gem mint 10 is never guaranteed, and grading fees eat into any upside if the card comes back lower.
How much is a PSA 10 Surfer worth?+
A PSA 10 copy of Surfer currently carries a value of $65. There are 153 PSA 10 copies recorded out of 461 total graded copies, so gem mint examples exist but still represent a smaller slice of everything graded so far.
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