Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #218 (1969): price difference

Superman #218 (1969) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $67. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.44× Ungraded (+644%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$9—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$212.33× · +133%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$677.44× · +644%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$9→$67

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.44× (+644%) the Ungraded price — a $58 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$21→$67

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.19× (+219%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $46 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #218 (1969), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $58 (7.44×) — 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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