Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #191 (1953): price difference

Detective Comics #191 (1953) value — Ungraded $131 vs Grade 8.0 $3840. Grade 8.0 sells for 29.31× Ungraded (+2831%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$131—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$8406.41× · +541%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$384029.31× · +2831%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$131→$3840

Grade 8.0 sells for 29.31× (+2831%) the Ungraded price — a $3,709 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$131→$840

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.41× (+541%) the Ungraded price — a $709 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #191 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3,709 (29.31×) — 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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