Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Marvel Comics Presents #173 (1995): price difference
Marvel Comics Presents #173 (1995) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $32. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.29× Ungraded (+129%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.29× (+129%) the Ungraded price — a $18 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.71× (+71%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Marvel Comics Presents #173 (1995), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $18 (2.29×) — 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).