Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Archie #36 (1949): price difference

Archie #36 (1949) value — Ungraded $101 vs Grade 8.0 $2000. Grade 8.0 sells for 19.8× Ungraded (+1880%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$101—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$7066.99× · +599%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$200019.8× · +1880%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$101→$2000

Grade 8.0 sells for 19.8× (+1880%) the Ungraded price — a $1,899 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$101→$706

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.99× (+599%) the Ungraded price — a $605 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Archie #36 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,899 (19.8×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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