Surfing Pikachu
SetJapanese Vending
Year1998
Ungraded
$30.00+$11.00
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
$362.50+$271.50
13 sales · last Jul 19, 2026
PSA 9
$190.48−$337.02
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
$4,938.00−$2512.00
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, 176 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $4,938.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $30.00. The top grade commands 255× 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 ($30.00) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 4
17×
$499.99
PSA 5
39×
$1,183.00
PSA 6
43×
$1,299.99
PSA 7
6.6×
$199.00
Grade 8
3.7×
$110.00
SGC 8
1.8×
$54.00
PSA 8
12×
$362.50
PSA 9
6.3×
$190.48
CGC 9
7.8×
$232.50
BGS 9.5
22×
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 | 3mo ago | $26.00↗ |
| 1999 Vintage Pocket Monsters Vending Prism - Surfing Pikachu, Pi-kahuna! #1123 johnmcal-11 | eBay | 3mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 101 | $30.00 | $2.25 – $2,700.00 |
| PSA 4 | 4 | $499.99 | $499.99 |
| PSA 5 | 2 | $1,183.00 | $1,075.00 – $1,291.00 |
| PSA 6 | 3 | $1,395.00 | $450.00 – $1,500.00 |
| PSA 7 | 5 | $199.00 | $17.50 – $1,750.00 |
| PSA 8 | 6 |
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 | 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↗ | eBay | $1,824.00 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | PSA 9 | Pokemon Japanese Bandai Carddass Vending Series 5 Bulbasaur/Gloom/Pikachu PSA 9↗ |
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