Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #34 (1957): price difference

Mad #34 (1957) value — Ungraded $20 vs Grade 8.0 $258. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.9× Ungraded (+1190%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$20—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1085.4× · +440%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$25812.9× · +1190%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$20→$258

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.9× (+1190%) the Ungraded price — a $238 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$20→$108

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.4× (+440%) the Ungraded price — a $88 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #34 (1957), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $238 (12.9×) — 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.

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