Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #47 (1972): price difference

Sub-Mariner #47 (1972) value — Ungraded $15 vs Grade 8.0 $73. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.87× Ungraded (+387%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$15—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$382.53× · +153%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$734.87× · +387%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$15→$73

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.87× (+387%) the Ungraded price — a $58 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$15→$38

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.53× (+153%) the Ungraded price — a $23 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #47 (1972), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $58 (4.87×) — 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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