Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #12 (1969): price difference

Sub-Mariner #12 (1969) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $51. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.64× Ungraded (+264%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$141.17× · +17%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$12—eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$514.25× · +325%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$14→$51

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.64× (+264%) the Ungraded price — a $37 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$12→$51

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.25× (+325%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $39 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #12 (1969), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $37 (3.64×) — 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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