Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Gambit #1 (1997): price difference
Gambit #1 (1997) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $19. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.11× Ungraded (+111%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.11× (+111%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.46× (+46%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $6 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Gambit #1 (1997), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $10 (2.11×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).