Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Fantastic Four [30 Cent ] #173 (1976): price difference
Fantastic Four [30 Cent ] #173 (1976) value — Ungraded $37 vs Grade 8.0 $64. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.73× Ungraded (+73%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.73× (+73%) the Ungraded price — a $27 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Fantastic Four [30 Cent ] #173 (1976), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $27 (1.73×) — 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).