Where does CPG get values for graded comics? Messages in this topic - RSS

Triox
Triox
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4/7/2018

Triox
Triox
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Signed into my account after not using it for a while. I was adding stuff to my collection and when I got to one of my graded comics I noticed it had some values listed for each grade. The confusing part is.....according to CGC census I'm the only person who ever got this comic as a signature series and I was the one who submitted it for grading. So where did CPG get these values for graded comic if there's never been a sale history? Are they just taking a guess at what they think it's worth?
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Ronbatman
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4/8/2018

Ronbatman
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There are a few ways that CPG gets values for a specific comic book.
1. Sales from eBay, Heritage, Comic Link, etc
2. Internal sales at CPG which are never shown outside this site.
3. Estimates based on similar books/grades.

There are very definite patterns between raw books and graded books. Sometimes we can base it on exact sales and sometimes we have to estimate if the sales are minimal or untrustworthy. On rare occasions, we assign no price because the data is so limited. I hope that helps,
Ron
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