Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #30 (1939): price difference

Detective Comics #30 (1939) value — Ungraded $3750 vs Grade 8.0 $28646. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.64× Ungraded (+664%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$3750eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$77682.07× · +107%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$286467.64× · +664%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$3750$28646

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.64× (+664%) the Ungraded price — a $24,896 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$7768$28646

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.69× (+269%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $20,878 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #30 (1939), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $24,896 (7.64×) — 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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Detective Comics #30 (1939): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference