Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 X-Factor [Newsstand] #2 (1986): price difference
X-Factor [Newsstand] #2 (1986) value — Ungraded $3 vs Grade 8.0 $27. Grade 8.0 sells for 9× Ungraded (+800%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9× (+800%) the Ungraded price — a $24 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 5× (+400%) the Ungraded price — a $12 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On X-Factor [Newsstand] #2 (1986), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $24 (9×) — 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).