Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Punisher [Barends Convention] #1 (2022): price difference
Punisher [Barends Convention] #1 (2022) value — Ungraded $20 vs Grade 8.0 $11. Ungraded sells for 1.82× Grade 8.0 (+82%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.82× (+82%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $9 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Punisher [Barends Convention] #1 (2022), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $9 (1.82×) — 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).