Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Amazing Spider-Man #38 (2002): price difference
Amazing Spider-Man #38 (2002) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $14. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.8× Ungraded (+180%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.8× (+180%) the Ungraded price — a $9 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 14× (+1300%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $13 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Amazing Spider-Man #38 (2002), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $9 (2.8×) — 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).