Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Trek #3 (1980): price difference

Star Trek #3 (1980) value — Ungraded $3 vs Grade 8.0 $138. Grade 8.0 sells for 46× Ungraded (+4500%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$3eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$144.67× · +367%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$13846× · +4500%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$3$138

Grade 8.0 sells for 46× (+4500%) the Ungraded price — a $135 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$14$138

Grade 8.0 sells for 9.86× (+886%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $124 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Trek #3 (1980), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $135 (46×) — 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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