Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #14 (1953): price difference

Strange Tales #14 (1953) value — Ungraded $183 vs Grade 8.0 $1220. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.67× Ungraded (+567%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$183eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3551.94× · +94%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$12206.67× · +567%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$183$1220

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.67× (+567%) the Ungraded price — a $1,037 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$355$1220

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.44× (+244%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $865 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #14 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,037 (6.67×) — 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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