Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Godzilla #3 (1988): price difference

Godzilla #3 (1988) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $29. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.22× Ungraded (+222%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$9—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$202.22× · +122%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$293.22× · +222%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$9→$29

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.22× (+222%) the Ungraded price — a $20 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$9→$20

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.22× (+122%) the Ungraded price — a $11 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Godzilla #3 (1988), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $20 (3.22×) — 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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