Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 The Oregon Trail #72 (1950): price difference

The Oregon Trail #72 (1950) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $101. Grade 8.0 sells for 20.2× Ungraded (+1920%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$387.6× · +660%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$10120.2× · +1920%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$101

Grade 8.0 sells for 20.2× (+1920%) the Ungraded price — a $96 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$5$38

Grade 6.0 sells for 7.6× (+660%) the Ungraded price — a $33 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On The Oregon Trail #72 (1950), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $96 (20.2×) — 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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