Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Detective Comics #49 (1941): price difference

Detective Comics #49 (1941) value — Ungraded $378 vs Grade 6.0 $1429. Grade 6.0 sells for 3.78× Ungraded (+278%). Prices updated September 2026.

↘ Falling · -43%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$378—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$14293.78× · +278%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$378→$1429

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.78× (+278%) the Ungraded price — a $1,051 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #49 (1941), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $1,051 (3.78×) — 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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Detective Comics #49 (1941): Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Price Difference