Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #6 (1953): price difference

Mad #6 (1953) value — Ungraded $131 vs Grade 8.0 $2137. Grade 8.0 sells for 16.31× Ungraded (+1531%). Prices updated August 2026.

Falling · -16%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$131eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3002.29× · +129%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$213716.31× · +1531%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$131$2137

Grade 8.0 sells for 16.31× (+1531%) the Ungraded price — a $2,006 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$300$2137

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.12× (+612%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,837 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #6 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,006 (16.31×) — 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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