Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Spirit #4/17/1949 (1949): price difference
Spirit #4/17/1949 (1949) value — Ungraded $45 vs Grade 8.0 $872. Grade 8.0 sells for 19.38× Ungraded (+1838%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 19.38× (+1838%) the Ungraded price — a $827 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 6.91× (+591%) the Ungraded price — a $266 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Spirit #4/17/1949 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $827 (19.38×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).