Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Aquaman #45 (1969): price difference

Aquaman #45 (1969) value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 8.0 $85. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.54× Ungraded (+554%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$13eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$715.46× · +446%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$856.54× · +554%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$13$85

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.54× (+554%) the Ungraded price — a $72 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$13$71

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.46× (+446%) the Ungraded price — a $58 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Aquaman #45 (1969), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $72 (6.54×) — 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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