Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Flash #286 (1980): price difference

Flash #286 (1980) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $109. Grade 8.0 sells for 21.8× Ungraded (+2080%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$163.2× · +220%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$10921.8× · +2080%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$109

Grade 8.0 sells for 21.8× (+2080%) the Ungraded price — a $104 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$16$109

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.81× (+581%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $93 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Flash #286 (1980), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $104 (21.8×) — 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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