Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 What If? #49 (1993): price difference
What If? #49 (1993) value — Ungraded $12 vs Grade 8.0 $23. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.92× Ungraded (+92%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.92× (+92%) the Ungraded price — a $11 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.64× (+64%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $9 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On What If? #49 (1993), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $11 (1.92×) — 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).