Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #54 (1972): price difference

Sub-Mariner #54 (1972) value — Ungraded $10 vs Grade 8.0 $121. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.1× Ungraded (+1110%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$10eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$10110.1× · +910%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$12112.1× · +1110%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$10$121

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.1× (+1110%) the Ungraded price — a $111 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$10$101

Grade 6.0 sells for 10.1× (+910%) the Ungraded price — a $91 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #54 (1972), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $111 (12.1×) — 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.

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