Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Conan the Barbarian #16 (1972): price difference

Conan the Barbarian #16 (1972) value — Ungraded $17 vs Grade 8.0 $100. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.88× Ungraded (+488%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$17eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$633.71× · +271%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1005.88× · +488%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$17$100

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.88× (+488%) the Ungraded price — a $83 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$17$63

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.71× (+271%) the Ungraded price — a $46 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Conan the Barbarian #16 (1972), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $83 (5.88×) — 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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