Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #8 (1968): price difference

Sub-Mariner #8 (1968) value — Ungraded $30 vs Grade 8.0 $249. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.3× Ungraded (+730%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$30eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$983.27× · +227%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2498.3× · +730%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$30$249

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.3× (+730%) the Ungraded price — a $219 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$30$98

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.27× (+227%) the Ungraded price — a $68 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #8 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $219 (8.3×) — 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.

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