Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Spawn [McFarlane Sketch] #216 (2012): price difference
Spawn [McFarlane Sketch] #216 (2012) value — Ungraded $178 vs Grade 8.0 $173. Ungraded sells for 1.03× Grade 8.0 (+3%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.03× (+3%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $5 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.24× (+24%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $34 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Spawn [McFarlane Sketch] #216 (2012), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $5 (1.03×) — 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).