Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #208 (1949): price difference

Four Color #208 (1949) value — Ungraded $44 vs Grade 8.0 $268. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.09× Ungraded (+509%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$44eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1042.36× · +136%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2686.09× · +509%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$44$268

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.09× (+509%) the Ungraded price — a $224 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$104$268

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.58× (+158%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $164 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #208 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $224 (6.09×) — 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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