Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Marvel Tales #116 (1953): price difference
Marvel Tales #116 (1953) value — Ungraded $703 vs Grade 6.0 $526. Ungraded sells for 1.34× Grade 6.0 (+34%). Prices updated August 2026.
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Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$526→$703
Ungraded sells for 1.34× (+34%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $177 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Marvel Tales #116 (1953), the jump from Grade 6.0 to Ungraded is worth $177 (1.34×) — 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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