Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Defenders #9 (1973): price difference
Defenders #9 (1973) value — Ungraded $11 vs Grade 8.0 $39. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.55× Ungraded (+255%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.55× (+255%) the Ungraded price — a $28 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.91× (+191%) the Ungraded price — a $21 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Defenders #9 (1973), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $28 (3.55×) — 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).