Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #426 (1988): price difference

Batman #426 (1988) value — Ungraded $19 vs Grade 8.0 $37. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.95× Ungraded (+95%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$19eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$261.37× · +37%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$371.95× · +95%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$19$37

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.95× (+95%) the Ungraded price — a $18 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$26$37

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.42× (+42%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $11 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #426 (1988), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $18 (1.95×) — 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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