Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #266 (1959): price difference

Detective Comics #266 (1959) value — Ungraded $78 vs Grade 8.0 $907. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.63× Ungraded (+1063%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$78—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3774.83× · +383%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$90711.63× · +1063%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$78→$907

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.63× (+1063%) the Ungraded price — a $829 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$78→$377

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.83× (+383%) the Ungraded price — a $299 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #266 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $829 (11.63×) — 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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