Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection [Paperback] #3 (2016): price difference
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection [Paperback] #3 (2016) value — Ungraded $37 vs Grade 8.0 $28. Ungraded sells for 1.32× Grade 8.0 (+32%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.32× (+32%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $9 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.37× (+37%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $10 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection [Paperback] #3 (2016), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $9 (1.32×) — 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).