Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #119 (1947): price difference

Detective Comics #119 (1947) value — Ungraded $207 vs Grade 8.0 $804. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.88× Ungraded (+288%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$207eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2401.16× · +16%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$8043.88× · +288%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$207$804

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.88× (+288%) the Ungraded price — a $597 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$240$804

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.35× (+235%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $564 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #119 (1947), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $597 (3.88×) — 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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