Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Adventure Comics #273 (1960): price difference

Adventure Comics #273 (1960) value — Ungraded $12 vs Grade 8.0 $140. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.67× Ungraded (+1067%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$12eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$776.42× · +542%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$14011.67× · +1067%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$12$140

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.67× (+1067%) the Ungraded price — a $128 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$12$77

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.42× (+542%) the Ungraded price — a $65 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Adventure Comics #273 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $128 (11.67×) — 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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