Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Phantom #2 (1988): price difference
Phantom #2 (1988) value — Ungraded $8 vs Grade 8.0 $22. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.75× Ungraded (+175%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.75× (+175%) the Ungraded price — a $14 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.75× (+75%) the Ungraded price — a $6 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Phantom #2 (1988), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $14 (2.75×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).