Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 X-Men [30 Cent] #98 (1976): price difference
X-Men [30 Cent] #98 (1976) value — Ungraded $109 vs Grade 8.0 $275. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.52× Ungraded (+152%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.52× (+152%) the Ungraded price — a $166 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.96× (+96%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $135 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On X-Men [30 Cent] #98 (1976), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $166 (2.52×) — 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.
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).