Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #281 (1960): price difference
Detective Comics #281 (1960) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $246. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.84× Ungraded (+884%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.84× (+884%) the Ungraded price — a $221 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 7.4× (+640%) the Ungraded price — a $160 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #281 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $221 (9.84×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).