Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Wars #36 (1980): price difference

Star Wars #36 (1980) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $31. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.17× Ungraded (+417%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$6eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$193.17× · +217%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$315.17× · +417%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$6$31

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.17× (+417%) the Ungraded price — a $25 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$6$19

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.17× (+217%) the Ungraded price — a $13 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Wars #36 (1980), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $25 (5.17×) — 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.

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