Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #871 (2011): price difference

Detective Comics #871 (2011) value — Ungraded $37 vs Grade 8.0 $30. Ungraded sells for 1.23× Grade 8.0 (+23%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$371.32× · +32%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$28eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$301.07× · +7%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$30$37

Ungraded sells for 1.23× (+23%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $7 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$28$37

Ungraded sells for 1.32× (+32%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $9 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #871 (2011), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $7 (1.23×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

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