Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman [Newsstand] #408 (1987): price difference

Batman [Newsstand] #408 (1987) value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 8.0 $41. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.15× Ungraded (+215%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$13eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$241.85× · +85%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$413.15× · +215%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$13$41

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.15× (+215%) the Ungraded price — a $28 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$13$24

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.85× (+85%) the Ungraded price — a $11 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman [Newsstand] #408 (1987), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $28 (3.15×) — 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 →
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