Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Archie #45 (1950): price difference

Archie #45 (1950) value — Ungraded $29 vs Grade 8.0 $534. Grade 8.0 sells for 18.41× Ungraded (+1741%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$29—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$34211.79× · +1079%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$53418.41× · +1741%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$29→$534

Grade 8.0 sells for 18.41× (+1741%) the Ungraded price — a $505 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$29→$342

Grade 6.0 sells for 11.79× (+1079%) the Ungraded price — a $313 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Archie #45 (1950), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $505 (18.41×) — 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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