Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Wars [Whitman] #12 (1978): price difference
Star Wars [Whitman] #12 (1978) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $33. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.67× Ungraded (+267%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.67× (+267%) the Ungraded price — a $24 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.11× (+111%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Wars [Whitman] #12 (1978), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $24 (3.67×) — 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).