Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #495 (1953): price difference
Four Color #495 (1953) value — Ungraded $40 vs Grade 8.0 $601. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.03× Ungraded (+1403%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 15.03× (+1403%) the Ungraded price — a $561 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.78× (+378%) the Ungraded price — a $151 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #495 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $561 (15.03×) — 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).