Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Blue Beetle #3 (1940): price difference

Blue Beetle #3 (1940) value — Ungraded $707 vs Grade 6.0 $1547. Grade 6.0 sells for 2.19× Ungraded (+119%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +225%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$707eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$15472.19× · +119%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$707$1547

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.19× (+119%) the Ungraded price — a $840 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Blue Beetle #3 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $840 (2.19×) — if your copy grades at the top, that premium can cover the fee. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

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