Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 The Transformers #6 (1985): price difference

The Transformers #6 (1985) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $29. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.8× Ungraded (+480%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$244.8× · +380%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$295.8× · +480%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$29

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.8× (+480%) the Ungraded price — a $24 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$5$24

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.8× (+380%) the Ungraded price — a $19 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On The Transformers #6 (1985), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $24 (5.8×) — 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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