Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Pep Comics #4 (1940): price difference
Pep Comics #4 (1940) value — Ungraded $500 vs Grade 8.0 $5918. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.84× Ungraded (+1084%). 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 8.0
$500→$5918
Grade 8.0 sells for 11.84× (+1084%) the Ungraded price — a $5,418 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Pep Comics #4 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $5,418 (11.84×) — 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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