Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman [Newsstand] #609 (2003): price difference

Batman [Newsstand] #609 (2003) value — Ungraded $105 vs Grade 8.0 $131. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.25× Ungraded (+25%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$105—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1091.04× · +4%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1311.25× · +25%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$105→$131

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.25× (+25%) the Ungraded price — a $26 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$109→$131

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.2× (+20%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $22 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman [Newsstand] #609 (2003), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $26 (1.25×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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