Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Spirit #3/12/1950 (1950): price difference

Spirit #3/12/1950 (1950) value — Ungraded $160 vs Grade 8.0 $2961. Grade 8.0 sells for 18.51× Ungraded (+1751%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$160eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$10696.68× · +568%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$296118.51× · +1751%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$160$2961

Grade 8.0 sells for 18.51× (+1751%) the Ungraded price — a $2,801 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$160$1069

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.68× (+568%) the Ungraded price — a $909 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Spirit #3/12/1950 (1950), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,801 (18.51×) — 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 →
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