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Don't know where to post this, but I've noticed that the main page of the CPG doesn't really change. The top 10 hot back issues don't change either.
I've sent an e-mail as well offering to help with market research as well as stories or even spotlight comic issues. I've heard nothing yet.
Also, it seems like prices don't change too much. Is this site more like Overstreet where prices only change every year?
I'm just rambling, but if someone from CPG can respond? Thanks.
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| Well, I am only an assistant administrator in the database side. (We are volunteers) That is the online catalog and values, not anything to do with the general operations of the site. So, the only concern you raised I can speak to at all is value updates. These are addressed constantly. One of the many difficulties in value updates is the sheer # of comics we have in the database. We are by far the largest online listing of published works known. There is no other source you can go to with as many comics as we have identified. Even without values, that is impressive in and of itself. (And the main reason I feel lucky to have been given the opportunity to help maintain that listing.) And, what specific titles and issues within those titles have significant changes in realized prices? If you check your OPG from year to year, you will find a relatively low # of value changes as percentage of total books listed. The same goes here.....most comics move slowly in value, if at all. I am not one who regularly does valuations, so I cannot really speak too much to this issue, but I think that gives a general idea. And of course, the opinions of this moderator do not necessarily reflect those of Comicspriceguide.com or its staff. 
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| Welcome! 1) We are currently in the process of some personnel changes on the front page sections...so some of it may seem to lag... 2) A price somewhere on the site is changed daily...with over 578,000 issues in 20+ conditions the updates are'nt always obvious...
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Thanks for replying back.
I was just wondering because modern books never seem to go up even though there does seem to be a more higher demand for them. For instance, there are some books that sellers refuse to sell low or even near guide price like Marc Spector: Moon Knight # 55 through 60. #55 in the comic shops and on eBay go for $25.00 plus yet the database has it steady at I think $4.00.
There's a lot I know you can't get to that's why I volunteer my services to what I know best, the books from 1980 through 1998.
Also, what do you do with the guide? I mean you personally. Do you add new issues in or are you in charge of pricing or do you research the back issue market?
Thanks in advance and thanks for being nice, unlike the guys at Wizard Price Guide who seem to have a chip on their shoulders when they answer questions.
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Welcome!
1) We are currently in the process of some personnel changes on the front page sections...so some of it may seem to lag...
(I see. If you need help, please.... ask me. I'll voulenteer myself to help in anyway that I can to make this site the best possible.)
2) A price somewhere on the site is changed daily...with over 578,000 issues in 20+ conditions the updates are'nt always obvious...
(Can I help with that? Especially on modern books, I've noticed some of the prices don't match what people are willing to let them go for or what people are buying them for.)
Thanks so much. I appreciate this.
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| I do most of the price updates though everyone chips in. Look at a title like Chew to see recent markets trends that were reflected in the guide last week. If you think we have values wrong we would love to have help. See the Spawn thread in the market values section for examples of how to present a good case for a price adjustment. If we have something at $3 and you think it's sells for $4 on average we are not that interested but if we have something at $4 and you see it selling all the tie for $8 or more then we will react but we need to see more than a couple of blip sales first. There have been much less updates on the site this year than last because we are in an economic downturn and many comics are either static in price or seeing discounting to shift. Even so over 1,000 values were adusted last week alone. Earl.
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Thank you for also replying, but were any other the prices that rose Modern era books?
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| Moderns on the move include Chew, Unwritten, Greek Street (hotting up), various Michael Jackson related titles and Ultimate Spider-man (cooling down). Prices in the guide have been changed on all these moderns in the last week. The following shows the sort of info that is really helpful when determining guide on a book... | Ultimate Spider-Man 1 Red | | | | | | | | | | | Year | Month | Grade | Notes | Item No | Sold For | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 140306477518 | $107.55 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 270354055917 | $119.50 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | BIN | 110360275323 | $80 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 270365877870 | $150 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC9.8 | | 110367296121 | $379.99 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC9.4 | | 270359178670 | $120.50 | | 2009 | Jun | CGC 9.8 | | 140326864918 | $249.99 | | 2009 | Jun | CGC9.6 | | 140326864773 | $108.49 | | 2009 | Jun | Raw Vfn/Nm | | 250443561210 | $61 | | 2009 | Jun | CGC9.4 | | 220440399991 | $61 | | 2009 | Jun | Raw Nm | | 170344317779 | $57 | | 2009 | Jun | Raw Vfn/Nm | | 250445940478 | $49.99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ultimate Spider-Man 1 White | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year | Month | Grade | Notes | Item No | Sold For | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | Seller Feedback only 1 | 320347568375 | $520 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 140304901955 | $445 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.8 | | 130295416445 | $580 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 140308960074 | $235 | | 2009 | Jun | CGC 9.8 | | 320385246518 | $575 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ultimate Spider-Man 1 DF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year | Month | Grade | Notes | Item No | Sold For | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.8 | | 150329755721 | $349 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 140304881264 | $194.53 | | 2009 | Mar | CGC 9.6 | | 300295897497 | $250 | | 2009 | Jun | CGC 9.8 | | 320382136474 | $375 | | 2009 | Jun | Looked Vfn | | 320382136474 | $129.03 |
To be honest it's a doddle to get pricing info on most American moderns. It titles like this one where we need help with sales data... http://www.comicspriceguide.com/p-issues.aspx?EyoBuG3pK40smlIEMmFilEBc56Gv6wb8w4ni3T7apHM%3d If you think an issue of Moon Knight is worth something, tell me the value and I will update it but I need at least 5 sales in the above format to back up you assertion and you need to go back in 3 months to see how it's doint then, and 3 months after that and so on. Most people who know comics know when something like Chew is getting 'hot', the harder bit is keeping the guide in line when it cools again and no one is talking about it.
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Personally I don't understand the obsession with having "accurate/up-to-date" pricing or reporting what single issues are "hot". It never reflects reality for all regions or times. The folks here do their best and, for the most part, maintain a price guide which reflect the GENERAL market quite well. Having up to the minute prices and figuring out hot books is really wasting time needed to do other more informative work.
As well everything hot usually cools and unless you sell at the "right" time then you have no real need to know hot books. Unless you are insuring your books and need an estimate for that quote then pricing is pretty meaningless. Until you sell a book it is worth nothing ... except on paper.
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I think updates are very important to the integrity of a price guide and I think CPG has a very good system. I'd rather think more people were updating prices rather than moderating the messageboard.
This reminds me that I just requested that hundreds of Charlton issues be added to the price guide and I probably should have commented on the prices since they come up for sale so rarely.
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