Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Uncle Scrooge #309 (1998): price difference
Uncle Scrooge #309 (1998) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $42. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.68× Ungraded (+68%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.68× (+68%) the Ungraded price — a $17 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.36× (+36%) the Ungraded price — a $9 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Uncle Scrooge #309 (1998), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $17 (1.68×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).