Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Pep Comics #99 (1953): price difference

Pep Comics #99 (1953) value — Ungraded $79 vs Grade 8.0 $1202. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.22× Ungraded (+1422%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$79eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3354.24× · +324%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$120215.22× · +1422%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$79$1202

Grade 8.0 sells for 15.22× (+1422%) the Ungraded price — a $1,123 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$79$335

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.24× (+324%) the Ungraded price — a $256 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Pep Comics #99 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,123 (15.22×) — 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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