Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Fables #1 (2002): price difference

Fables #1 (2002) value — Ungraded $32 vs Grade 8.0 $42. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.31× Ungraded (+31%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$32eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$351.09× · +9%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$421.31× · +31%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$32$42

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.31× (+31%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$35$42

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.2× (+20%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $7 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Fables #1 (2002), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $10 (1.31×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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