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adammichael Posts: 2
8/9/2017
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Hi,
I am new to using the site and had a question about prices. When I search for an individual comic, such as Incredible Hulk #181 (year:1974), the page comes up with prices for the 3 different grades. For example the price under the 8.0 grade column shows as $630 and the 6.0 column has a price of $140. However, when I click on “view all grades” the raw value of a 8.0 comic is $1,750. Are the columns on the initial search page for 9.4, 8.0, and 6.0 not meant to match exactly with the prices below them?
That is, why is the price different for the same grade of the issue?
The page might be just pulling the wrong price, since I do see the 6.0 raw grade is listed at $630?
Thanks,
Adam
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
8/9/2017
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It may depend on what device you're using due to screen size. The columns/prices line up right for me on the initial search result and then 'view all grades', so 8.0 is $1750 for Hulk 181 on both for me, on a desktop computer. Possibly a font size setting or something else is messing up the display alignment for you. I see five price columns on the search result, from 2.0 to 9.4. If it's not aligned right for you, you'll just have to count over to the right price, or experiment with screen/font size adjustments or other devices. I don't have anything else to test it with, so that's the best I can tell you. Someone else may come along with more info.
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adammichael Posts: 2
8/10/2017
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Thank you very much Collectibleshop! I made the font on my screen a couple of notches smaller and now I see the ratings correctly line up on the initial search and the same as under view all grades.Thanks!!
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tripr Posts: 4
8/27/2017
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I would like to know why this site does not update price the comics a worth.
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kds_comics Posts: 686
8/28/2017
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tripr wrote:
I would like to know why this site does not update price the comics a worth.
Tripr
Check out http://comicspriceguide.com/value-updates/
Stuff does get updated, sometimes the admins are a little slow (or cautious) to change prices.
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Oxbladder Posts: 487
9/22/2017
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There are thousands of books in the guide and it is completely impossible to stay "up-to-date" with all of them. It would have to be a big staff working 24/7 and they would have to be very well connected to get the best survey of pricing of various books from the different regions of the US and beyond. My guess is they have few people that mostly just monitor a few online sources and they make the changes they can when they can.
Remember this is a guide and not a pricing bible. What is enter here are just snapshots in time and can never substitute your own research and awareness of realized prices.
All that being said the quality of operations for CPG have dropped over the years ... at least going by complaints here and observed history.
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rixmaxx Posts: 463
9/23/2017
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bplashka wrote:
Monthly pricing updates for multiple items, were the norm a couple years ago.
Possibly they're of no interest to yourself, but I found them to be very helpful. Don't understand why a paying member can't ask why a service is virtually dropped, without being told that it's not meant to be one of the functions of this site?
Now located in downtown Indianapolis, ComicsPriceGuide.com is comprised of a team of passionate comic book enthusiasts, who are just as passionate about technology. Started in 1995 as a tribute to the memory of Tim Beck, a close childhood friend of founder Bryan Neely, who unfortunately passed away from complications due to leukemia at the age of 25.
From the early days of their friendship, they were both focused on the world of comic reading and collecting. Their entire world revolved around this hobby. It didn't stop even while Bryan was going to college. At Ball State university, Bryan created the very first percursor of ComicsPriceGuide.com. Initially it was named MarvelWorld and featured only data and related information exclusively on Marvel Comics.
Fast-forward 18 years and ComicsPriceGuide.com has become the world's largest and most accurate online community for obtaining comic book value information. In addition to serving over 700,000 users value data, our message boards and blogs have become the go-to-source and authority for connecting comic book enthusiasts.
Our values remain simple, but our technology is not. Using a proprietary value algorithm, paired with dedicated comic enthusiasts, we are able to preserve real sales data to get up-to-the minute comic book value information.
This is the "About Us" statement, it was true when it was placed here (2013),sadly, not so much anymore.......
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Oxbladder Posts: 487
9/24/2017
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bplashka wrote:
Monthly pricing updates for multiple items, were the norm a couple years ago.
Possibly they're of no interest to yourself, but I found them to be very helpful. Don't understand why a paying member can't ask why a service is virtually dropped, without being told that it's not meant to be one of the functions of this site?
I only come to the forums. I tried the cataloguing features but it wasn't for me. Honestly? I don't know why anyone would continue to use the site when there are other options out there that are cheaper. Should you be upset yes. Services have slipped. However, it still holds true that no matter what CPG does they will never be able to keep up with the changing market prices so the best they can do is just keep plugging away. People need to realize that no matter what guide they use the values are only a snapshot in time so for whatever reason they are using A guide they have to understand that they are going to have to do at least some footwork to figure out the current estimate values of their books. Values are a moving mark and can even move depending on where you are located in the world.
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