Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alien [Parrillo Virgin] #3 (2021): price difference
Alien [Parrillo Virgin] #3 (2021) value — Ungraded $18 vs Grade 8.0 $16. Ungraded sells for 1.13× Grade 8.0 (+13%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.13× (+13%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $2 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.29× (+29%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $4 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alien [Parrillo Virgin] #3 (2021), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $2 (1.13×) — 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).