Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #52 (1949): price difference

Batman #52 (1949) value — Ungraded $437 vs Grade 8.0 $10833. Grade 8.0 sells for 24.79× Ungraded (+2379%). Prices updated September 2026.

Falling · -32%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$437eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$20404.67× · +367%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1083324.79× · +2379%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$437$10833

Grade 8.0 sells for 24.79× (+2379%) the Ungraded price — a $10,396 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$2040$10833

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.31× (+431%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $8,793 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #52 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $10,396 (24.79×) — 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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