Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Simpsons Comics #31 (1997): price difference

Simpsons Comics #31 (1997) value — Ungraded $23 vs Grade 8.0 $24. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.04× Ungraded (+4%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$231.28× · +28%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$18—eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$241.33× · +33%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$23→$24

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.04× (+4%) the Ungraded price — a $1 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$18→$24

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.33× (+33%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $6 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Simpsons Comics #31 (1997), 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 →
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Simpsons Comics #31 (1997): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference