Surfing Pikachu
SetJapanese Vending
Year1998
Ungraded
$19.99−$85.00
229 sales · last Jul 22, 2026
PSA 4
$499.99−$90.43
9 sales · last Jul 3, 2026
PSA 5
$1,183.00
2 sales · last Jul 12, 2026
PSA 6
$1,299.99
5 sales · last Jul 13, 2026
PSA 7
$199.00+$1.50
9 sales · last Jul 19, 2026
Grade 8
$110.00
1 sales · last Mar 3, 2026
SGC 8
$54.00
1 sales · last Nov 10, 2025
PSA 8
$449.99+$364.99
13 sales · last Jul 19, 2026
PSA 9
$2,050.00+$1895.00
32 sales · last Jul 21, 2026
CGC 9
$232.50
3 sales · last Jul 21, 2026
BGS 9.5
$665.00
1 sales · last Jun 10, 2026
CGC 9.5
$750.00
1 sales · last May 20, 2026
PSA 10
$6,789.20+$5810.20
55 sales · last Jul 21, 2026
BGS 10
$7,655.00
1 sales · last May 17, 2026
CGC 10
$474.00
2 sales · last Jul 12, 2026
Surfing Pikachu price guide
Surfing Pikachu is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Vending expansion (1998). Setlot tracks 364 recorded sales for this card across 15 grade tiers, 1 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $6,789.20. Ungraded copies currently trade around $19.99. The top grade commands 383× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $8,620.00 (PSA 10, Apr 18, 2026). 3 listings are live right now with asks from $26.00.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($19.99) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 4
25×
$499.99
PSA 5
59×
$1,183.00
PSA 6
65×
$1,299.99
PSA 7
10.0×
$199.00
Grade 8
5.5×
$110.00
SGC 8
2.7×
$54.00
PSA 8
23×
$449.99
PSA 9
103×
$2,050.00
CGC 9
12×
$232.50
BGS 9.5
33×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 1999 Vintage Pocket Monsters Vending Prism - Surfing Pikachu Beach Psyduck #385 johnmcal-11 | eBay | 4mo ago | $26.00↗ |
| 1999 Vintage Pocket Monsters Vending Prism - Surfing Pikachu, Pi-kahuna! #1123 johnmcal-11 | eBay | 4mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Ungraded | 1998 Bandai Carddass Vending Number 73 Growlithe Vs Pikachu↗ | eBay | $20.00 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1998 Pokemon Japanese Vending Ooyama's Pikachu Series 3 #025 PSA 9↗ | eBay | $2,050.00 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Ungraded | 1999 Vintage Pocket Monsters Vending Prism - Surfing Pikachu Beach Psyduck #385↗ | eBay | $19.99 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | CGC 9 | 1998 Pokemon Japanese Vending Series III #25 Ooyama's Pikachu CGC 9 MINT↗ |
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