Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Amazing Spider-Man #238 (1983): price difference

Amazing Spider-Man #238 (1983) value — Ungraded $195 vs Grade 8.0 $294. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.51× Ungraded (+51%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +59%
GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$1951.25× · +25%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$156eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2941.88× · +88%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$195$294

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.51× (+51%) the Ungraded price — a $99 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$156$294

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.88× (+88%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $138 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Amazing Spider-Man #238 (1983), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $99 (1.51×) — 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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