Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Spirit #3/24/1946 (1946): price difference

Spirit #3/24/1946 (1946) value — Ungraded $178 vs Grade 8.0 $4174. Grade 8.0 sells for 23.45× Ungraded (+2245%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +23%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$178eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$13967.84× · +684%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$417423.45× · +2245%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$178$4174

Grade 8.0 sells for 23.45× (+2245%) the Ungraded price — a $3,996 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$178$1396

Grade 6.0 sells for 7.84× (+684%) the Ungraded price — a $1,218 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Spirit #3/24/1946 (1946), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3,996 (23.45×) — 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.

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