Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #81 (1961): price difference
Strange Tales #81 (1961) value — Ungraded $71 vs Grade 8.0 $537. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.56× Ungraded (+656%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 7.56× (+656%) the Ungraded price — a $466 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.82× (+182%) the Ungraded price — a $129 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #81 (1961), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $466 (7.56×) — 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).