Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Fantastic Four #9 (1962): price difference

Fantastic Four #9 (1962) value — Ungraded $205 vs Grade 8.0 $1530. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.46× Ungraded (+646%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$205eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$5612.74× · +174%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$15307.46× · +646%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$205$1530

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.46× (+646%) the Ungraded price — a $1,325 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$205$561

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.74× (+174%) the Ungraded price — a $356 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Fantastic Four #9 (1962), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,325 (7.46×) — 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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