Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Trek [Back Cover Variant] #3 (1968): price difference

Star Trek [Back Cover Variant] #3 (1968) value — Ungraded $163 vs Grade 8.0 $215. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.32× Ungraded (+32%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +79%
GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$1631.04× · +4%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$156eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2151.38× · +38%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$163$215

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.32× (+32%) the Ungraded price — a $52 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$156$215

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.38× (+38%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $59 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Trek [Back Cover Variant] #3 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $52 (1.32×) — 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 →
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Star Trek [Back Cover Variant] #3 (1968): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference