Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mark Spears Monsters [2nd Print FarleyCon Spears Helvis] #3 (2025): price difference
Mark Spears Monsters [2nd Print FarleyCon Spears Helvis] #3 (2025) value — Ungraded $89 vs Grade 8.0 $50. Ungraded sells for 1.78× Grade 8.0 (+78%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.78× (+78%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $39 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 2.17× (+117%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $48 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mark Spears Monsters [2nd Print FarleyCon Spears Helvis] #3 (2025), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $39 (1.78×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).