Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Thor #189 (1971): price difference

Thor #189 (1971) value — Ungraded $21 vs Grade 8.0 $70. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.33× Ungraded (+233%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$21eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$401.9× · +90%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$703.33× · +233%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$21$70

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.33× (+233%) the Ungraded price — a $49 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$21$40

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.9× (+90%) the Ungraded price — a $19 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Thor #189 (1971), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $49 (3.33×) — 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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