Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Gen 13 #40 (1999): price difference
Gen 13 #40 (1999) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $41. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.64× Ungraded (+64%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.64× (+64%) the Ungraded price — a $16 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.36× (+36%) the Ungraded price — a $9 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Gen 13 #40 (1999), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $16 (1.64×) — 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).