Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #218 (1955): price difference
Detective Comics #218 (1955) value — Ungraded $147 vs Grade 8.0 $1419. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.65× Ungraded (+865%). Prices updated August 2026.
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Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$147→$1419
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.65× (+865%) the Ungraded price — a $1,272 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #218 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,272 (9.65×) — 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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