Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #318 (1979): price difference

Batman #318 (1979) value — Ungraded $12 vs Grade 8.0 $39. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.25× Ungraded (+225%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$12eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$322.67× · +167%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$393.25× · +225%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$12$39

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.25× (+225%) the Ungraded price — a $27 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$12$32

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.67× (+167%) the Ungraded price — a $20 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #318 (1979), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $27 (3.25×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

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