Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #265 (1959): price difference
Detective Comics #265 (1959) value — Ungraded $61 vs Grade 8.0 $573. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.39× Ungraded (+839%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.39× (+839%) the Ungraded price — a $512 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.67× (+267%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $417 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #265 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $512 (9.39×) — 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.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).