Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #89 (1955): price difference

Batman #89 (1955) value — Ungraded $125 vs Grade 8.0 $12498. Grade 8.0 sells for 99.98× Ungraded (+9898%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$125—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$9007.2× · +620%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1249899.98× · +9898%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$125→$12498

Grade 8.0 sells for 99.98× (+9898%) the Ungraded price — a $12,373 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$900→$12498

Grade 8.0 sells for 13.89× (+1289%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $11,598 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #89 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $12,373 (99.98×) — 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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