Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 What If? #16 (1990): price difference
What If? #16 (1990) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $37. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.17× Ungraded (+517%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.17× (+517%) the Ungraded price — a $31 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.64× (+164%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $23 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On What If? #16 (1990), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $31 (6.17×) — 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.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).