Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 The War of the Worlds #124 (1955): price difference

The War of the Worlds #124 (1955) value — Ungraded $15 vs Grade 8.0 $222. Grade 8.0 sells for 14.8× Ungraded (+1380%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$15eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$895.93× · +493%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$22214.8× · +1380%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$15$222

Grade 8.0 sells for 14.8× (+1380%) the Ungraded price — a $207 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$15$89

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.93× (+493%) the Ungraded price — a $74 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On The War of the Worlds #124 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $207 (14.8×) — 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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