Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #172 (1975): price difference
Mad #172 (1975) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $33. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.6× Ungraded (+560%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.6× (+560%) the Ungraded price — a $28 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.6× (+260%) the Ungraded price — a $13 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #172 (1975), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $28 (6.6×) — 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).