Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Black Cat #33 (1952): price difference

Black Cat #33 (1952) value — Ungraded $192 vs Grade 8.0 $447. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.33× Ungraded (+133%). Prices updated August 2026.

Falling · -32%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$192eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3731.94× · +94%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$4472.33× · +133%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$192$447

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.33× (+133%) the Ungraded price — a $255 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$192$373

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.94× (+94%) the Ungraded price — a $181 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Black Cat #33 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $255 (2.33×) — 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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