Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sonic the Hedgehog #36 (1996): price difference

Sonic the Hedgehog #36 (1996) value — Ungraded $10 vs Grade 8.0 $45. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.5× Ungraded (+350%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$10eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$171.7× · +70%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$454.5× · +350%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$10$45

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.5× (+350%) the Ungraded price — a $35 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$17$45

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.65× (+165%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $28 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sonic the Hedgehog #36 (1996), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $35 (4.5×) — if your copy grades at the top, that premium can cover the fee. 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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