Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #31 (1957): price difference

Mad #31 (1957) value — Ungraded $45 vs Grade 8.0 $574. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.76× Ungraded (+1176%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$45eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2375.27× · +427%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$57412.76× · +1176%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$45$574

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.76× (+1176%) the Ungraded price — a $529 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$45$237

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.27× (+427%) the Ungraded price — a $192 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #31 (1957), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $529 (12.76×) — 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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