Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Richie Rich #97 (1970): price difference
Richie Rich #97 (1970) value — Ungraded $24 vs Grade 8.0 $25. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.04× Ungraded (+4%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$24→$25
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.04× (+4%) the Ungraded price — a $1 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Richie Rich #97 (1970), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1 (1.04×) — 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).