Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Love Diary #99 (1976): price difference
Love Diary #99 (1976) value — Ungraded $17 vs Grade 8.0 $55. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.24× Ungraded (+224%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$17→$55
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.24× (+224%) the Ungraded price — a $38 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Love Diary #99 (1976), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $38 (3.24×) — 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).