Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 The Transformers #59 (1989): price difference

The Transformers #59 (1989) value — Ungraded $20 vs Grade 8.0 $38. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.9× Ungraded (+90%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$20eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$371.85× · +85%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$381.9× · +90%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$20$38

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.9× (+90%) the Ungraded price — a $18 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$20$37

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.85× (+85%) the Ungraded price — a $17 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On The Transformers #59 (1989), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $18 (1.9×) — 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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