Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 The Transformers #58 (1989): price difference

The Transformers #58 (1989) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $39. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.79× Ungraded (+179%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$14—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$282× · +100%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$392.79× · +179%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$14→$39

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.79× (+179%) the Ungraded price — a $25 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$14→$28

Grade 6.0 sells for 2× (+100%) the Ungraded price — a $14 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On The Transformers #58 (1989), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $25 (2.79×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

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