Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Aquaman #3 (1962): price difference

Aquaman #3 (1962) value — Ungraded $38 vs Grade 8.0 $250. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.58× Ungraded (+558%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$38eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1052.76× · +176%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2506.58× · +558%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$38$250

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.58× (+558%) the Ungraded price — a $212 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$38$105

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.76× (+176%) the Ungraded price — a $67 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Aquaman #3 (1962), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $212 (6.58×) — 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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