Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sonic the Hedgehog #285 (2016): price difference
Sonic the Hedgehog #285 (2016) value — Ungraded $23 vs Grade 8.0 $19. Ungraded sells for 1.21× Grade 8.0 (+21%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.21× (+21%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $4 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.44× (+44%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $7 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sonic the Hedgehog #285 (2016), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $4 (1.21×) — 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).