Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #80 (1953): price difference

Superman #80 (1953) value — Ungraded $112 vs Grade 8.0 $1769. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.79× Ungraded (+1479%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$112eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3603.21× · +221%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$176915.79× · +1479%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$112$1769

Grade 8.0 sells for 15.79× (+1479%) the Ungraded price — a $1,657 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$360$1769

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.91× (+391%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,409 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #80 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,657 (15.79×) — 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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