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

Batman #426 (1988) value — Ungraded $22 vs Grade 8.0 $37. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.68× Ungraded (+68%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$22—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$311.41× · +41%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$371.68× · +68%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$22→$37

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.68× (+68%) the Ungraded price — a $15 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$22→$31

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.41× (+41%) the Ungraded price — a $9 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 $15 (1.68×) — 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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