Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #6 (1968): price difference

Sub-Mariner #6 (1968) value — Ungraded $16 vs Grade 8.0 $89. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.56× Ungraded (+456%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$16—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$402.5× · +150%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$895.56× · +456%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$16→$89

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.56× (+456%) the Ungraded price — a $73 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$16→$40

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.5× (+150%) the Ungraded price — a $24 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #6 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $73 (5.56×) — 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 →
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