Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 (1949): price difference
Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 (1949) value — Ungraded $18 vs Grade 8.0 $13420. Grade 8.0 sells for 745.56× Ungraded (+74456%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 745.56× (+74456%) the Ungraded price — a $13,402 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $13,402 (745.56×) — 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).