Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Heavy Metal [Quintana] #1 (2025): price difference
Heavy Metal [Quintana] #1 (2025) value — Ungraded $225 vs Grade 8.0 $91. Ungraded sells for 2.47× Grade 8.0 (+147%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 2.47× (+147%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $134 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 2.96× (+196%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $149 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Heavy Metal [Quintana] #1 (2025), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $134 (2.47×) — 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).