Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 The Transformers [Newsstand] #22 (1986): price difference

The Transformers [Newsstand] #22 (1986) value — Ungraded $19 vs Grade 8.0 $46. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.42× Ungraded (+142%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$19eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$392.05× · +105%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$462.42× · +142%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$19$46

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.42× (+142%) the Ungraded price — a $27 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$19$39

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.05× (+105%) the Ungraded price — a $20 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On The Transformers [Newsstand] #22 (1986), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $27 (2.42×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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