Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Uncanny X-Men #170 (1983): price difference

Uncanny X-Men #170 (1983) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $27. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.4× Ungraded (+440%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$51.25× · +25%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$4eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$276.75× · +575%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$27

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.4× (+440%) the Ungraded price — a $22 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$4$27

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.75× (+575%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $23 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Uncanny X-Men #170 (1983), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $22 (5.4×) — 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 →
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