Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #212 (1954): price difference

Detective Comics #212 (1954) value — Ungraded $130 vs Grade 8.0 $1881. Grade 8.0 sells for 14.47× Ungraded (+1347%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$130—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2211.7× · +70%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$188114.47× · +1347%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$130→$1881

Grade 8.0 sells for 14.47× (+1347%) the Ungraded price — a $1,751 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$221→$1881

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.51× (+751%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,660 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #212 (1954), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,751 (14.47×) — 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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