Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Avengers #1 (1963): price difference

Avengers #1 (1963) value — Ungraded $1716 vs Grade 8.0 $21428. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.49× Ungraded (+1149%). Prices updated September 2026.

→ Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$1716—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$70344.1× · +310%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2142812.49× · +1149%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$1716→$21428

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.49× (+1149%) the Ungraded price — a $19,712 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$1716→$7034

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.1× (+310%) the Ungraded price — a $5,318 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Avengers #1 (1963), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $19,712 (12.49×) — 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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