Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #386 (1985): price difference

Batman #386 (1985) value — Ungraded $52 vs Grade 8.0 $54. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.04× Ungraded (+4%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$521.86× · +86%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$28eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$541.93× · +93%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$52$54

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.04× (+4%) the Ungraded price — a $2 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$28$54

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.93× (+93%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $26 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #386 (1985), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2 (1.04×) — 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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