Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman [Newsstand] #204 (2004): price difference

Superman [Newsstand] #204 (2004) value — Ungraded $37 vs Grade 8.0 $44. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.19× Ungraded (+19%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$37eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$401.08× · +8%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$441.19× · +19%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$37$44

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.19× (+19%) the Ungraded price — a $7 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$40$44

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.1× (+10%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $4 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman [Newsstand] #204 (2004), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $7 (1.19×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

Run the grading break-even math →
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Superman [Newsstand] #204 (2004): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference