Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #193 (1953): price difference

Detective Comics #193 (1953) value — Ungraded $185 vs Grade 8.0 $2160. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.68× Ungraded (+1068%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$185eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$8764.74× · +374%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$216011.68× · +1068%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$185$2160

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.68× (+1068%) the Ungraded price — a $1,975 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$185$876

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.74× (+374%) the Ungraded price — a $691 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #193 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,975 (11.68×) — 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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