Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Trek #38 (1976): price difference

Star Trek #38 (1976) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $75. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.33× Ungraded (+733%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$9eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$273× · +200%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$758.33× · +733%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$9$75

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.33× (+733%) the Ungraded price — a $66 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$9$27

Grade 6.0 sells for (+200%) the Ungraded price — a $18 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Trek #38 (1976), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $66 (8.33×) — 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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