Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Aquaman #17 (1964): price difference

Aquaman #17 (1964) value — Ungraded $18 vs Grade 8.0 $207. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.5× Ungraded (+1050%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$18eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$402.22× · +122%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$20711.5× · +1050%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$18$207

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.5× (+1050%) the Ungraded price — a $189 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$40$207

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.18× (+418%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $167 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Aquaman #17 (1964), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $189 (11.5×) — 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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