Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #15 (1954): price difference

Mad #15 (1954) value — Ungraded $100 vs Grade 8.0 $921. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.21× Ungraded (+821%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$100—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2522.52× · +152%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$9219.21× · +821%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$100→$921

Grade 8.0 sells for 9.21× (+821%) the Ungraded price — a $821 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$252→$921

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.65× (+265%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $669 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #15 (1954), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $821 (9.21×) — 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.

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