Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alien [Mercado Virgin] #1 (2023): price difference
Alien [Mercado Virgin] #1 (2023) value — Ungraded $33 vs Grade 8.0 $12. Ungraded sells for 2.75× Grade 8.0 (+175%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 2.75× (+175%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $21 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 3.3× (+230%) 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 Alien [Mercado Virgin] #1 (2023), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $21 (2.75×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).