Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #2 (1968): price difference

Sub-Mariner #2 (1968) value — Ungraded $24 vs Grade 8.0 $112. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.67× Ungraded (+367%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$24—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$773.21× · +221%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1124.67× · +367%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$24→$112

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.67× (+367%) the Ungraded price — a $88 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$24→$77

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.21× (+221%) the Ungraded price — a $53 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #2 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $88 (4.67×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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