Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #166 (1970): price difference

Superboy #166 (1970) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $46. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.2× Ungraded (+820%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$387.6× · +660%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$469.2× · +820%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$46

Grade 8.0 sells for 9.2× (+820%) the Ungraded price — a $41 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 Superboy #166 (1970), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $41 (9.2×) — 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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