Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sonic the Hedgehog #79 (2000): price difference
Sonic the Hedgehog #79 (2000) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $39. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.56× Ungraded (+56%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.56× (+56%) the Ungraded price — a $14 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.28× (+28%) the Ungraded price — a $7 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sonic the Hedgehog #79 (2000), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $14 (1.56×) — 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).