Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #178 (1971): price difference

Superboy #178 (1971) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $121. Grade 8.0 sells for 20.17× Ungraded (+1917%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$6eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$264.33× · +333%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$12120.17× · +1917%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$6$121

Grade 8.0 sells for 20.17× (+1917%) the Ungraded price — a $115 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$26$121

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.65× (+365%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $95 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superboy #178 (1971), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $115 (20.17×) — 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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Superboy #178 (1971): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference