Surfing Pikachu
SetJapanese Vending
Year1998
Ungraded
$38.00−$32.00
145 sales · last Jul 8, 2026
PSA 4
$499.99−$180.86
9 sales · last Jul 3, 2026
PSA 5
$1,291.00
1 sales · last Jun 11, 2026
PSA 6
$875.00
4 sales · last Jul 1, 2026
PSA 7
$197.50
6 sales · last Jul 7, 2026
Grade 8
$110.00
1 sales · last Mar 3, 2026
SGC 8
$54.00
1 sales · last Nov 10, 2025
PSA 8
$180.00+$89.00
10 sales · last Jun 16, 2026
PSA 9
$190.48−$1062.02
24 sales · last Jul 8, 2026
CGC 9
$136.53
2 sales · last May 20, 2026
BGS 9.5
$665.00
1 sales · last Jun 10, 2026
PSA 10
$7,250.00−$680.00
44 sales · last Jul 5, 2026
BGS 10
$7,655.00
1 sales · last May 17, 2026
CGC 10
$566.00
1 sales · last Jun 15, 2026
Surfing Pikachu price guide
Surfing Pikachu is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Vending expansion (1998). Setlot tracks 250 recorded sales for this card across 14 grade tiers, 208 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $7,250.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $38.00. The top grade commands 201× 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 ($38.00) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 4
13×
$499.99
PSA 5
34×
$1,291.00
PSA 6
23×
$875.00
PSA 7
5.2×
$197.50
Grade 8
2.9×
$110.00
SGC 8
1.4×
$54.00
PSA 8
4.7×
$180.00
PSA 9
5.0×
$190.48
CGC 9
3.6×
$136.53
BGS 9.5
18×
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 | 1mo ago | $26.00↗ |
| 1999 Vintage Pocket Monsters Vending Prism - Surfing Pikachu, Pi-kahuna! #1123 johnmcal-11 | eBay | 1mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 116 | $38.00 | $2.25 – $1,800.00 |
| PSA 4 | 6 | $499.99 | $499.99 |
| PSA 5 | 1 | $1,291.00 | $1,291.00 |
| PSA 6 | 4 | $875.00 | $64.99 – $1,395.00 |
| PSA 7 | 6 | $197.50 | $29.99 – $1,750.00 |
| PSA 8 | 7 | $180.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Ungraded | 1998 Pokemon Japanese Vending Ooyama's Pikachu 025↗ | eBay | $81.90 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | PSA 9 | Pokemon PSA 9 Gloom & Bulbasaur & Pikachu 1999 #158 Carddass Vending Ser.5 JPN↗ | eBay | $29.00 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Ungraded | 1998 Pokemon Japanese Pikachu Vending Series 1 CGC 3.5 VG↗ | eBay | $56.00 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | PSA 7 | 1998 POKEMON JAPANESE BANDAI CARDDASS VENDING PIKACHU & TOGEPI-PRISM PSA 7↗ | eBay |
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