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PSA Has only graded 2 of this specific card. This example is a perfect GEM Mint 10. It is the only one of it’s kind to date. The other card was graded at a 4. This is your chance to own an authenticated pristine piece of surfing history. About Michael Ho: Ho was born in San Mateo, California. He became one of Hawaii's first full-time professional surfers, and in 1975 finished runner-up in the Duke Kahanamoku Classic and the Pro Class Trials. Ho was already being called the world's finest "position" surfer, meaning he invariably placed himself in the most critical section of the wave using the simplest and cleanest line. He often rode with a ramrod straight back, knees apart, his right arm distinctively held out from his body, hand dangling at the wrist. (Younger brother Derek Ho, the 1993 world champion, surfed in much the same way.) In one of pro surfing's most remarkable competitive achievements, the 40-year-old Ho finished runner-up in the 1997 Pipeline Masters. A mainstay in the World Masters Championships, an annual event for ex-pros over the age of 36, Ho won the event in 2000, and made the quarterfinals of the 2011 event in Brazil. In 2012, Ho was inducted to the Surfing Walk of Fame at Huntington Beach.. This card set was created and released by Herbie Fletcher and the Astroboyz. These cards were distributed mainly in Southern California in sealed 4 card packs and displayed in Surf shops and convenience stores. The entire 180 card set were randomly distributed in these packs throughout these retail locations and came with a random surf sticker(s) in each pack. ITEM INFORMATION Certification Number 85913991 Label Type - with fugitive ink technology Reverse Cert Number/Barcode Yes Year 1987 Brand ASTROBOYZ SURFING Sport MISC CARDS Card Number Player MICHAEL HO Variety/Pedigree ASTRODECK Grade GEM MT 10 UER - Name spelled incorrectly in back of cards text body only "Micheal"