Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Amazing Spider-Man #286 (1987): price difference
Amazing Spider-Man #286 (1987) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $28. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.67× Ungraded (+367%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.67× (+367%) the Ungraded price — a $22 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.17× (+117%) the Ungraded price — a $7 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Amazing Spider-Man #286 (1987), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $22 (4.67×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).