Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #18 (1969): price difference

Sub-Mariner #18 (1969) value — Ungraded $7 vs Grade 8.0 $47. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.71× Ungraded (+571%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$7—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$192.71× · +171%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$476.71× · +571%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$7→$47

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.71× (+571%) the Ungraded price — a $40 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$7→$19

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.71× (+171%) the Ungraded price — a $12 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #18 (1969), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $40 (6.71×) — 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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