At CLZ, we have a partnership with CovrPrice. CovrPrice is one of the best comic value services online, providing accurate and reliable pricing for both raw and slabbed comics, updated daily, based on actual recent sales on auction sites like eBay.
Through this partnership, you can get comic values from CovrPrice, right there inside your CLZ Comics app.
Here’s a list of Frequently Asked Questions about CovrPrice (and the answer of course):
How can I get comic values from CovrPrice in my CLZ Comics app?
To get access to these comic values from CovrPrice, you need a subscription to the CovrPrice Premium plan (US $6.95 per month or US $60 per year).
This CovrPrice Premium plan can be purchased right from within the app:
- Tap on the menu button top left
- Scroll down a bit to the heading “Comic Values from CovrPrice”
- There, tap the Subscription Status line, where it says “Subscribe now”
- Finally, get started with value by choosing Update Values from the menu
I already subscribed to CovrPrice Premium through their website. How do I link my CovrPrice account to CLZ?
- First, log in to your CovrPrice account
- Now use this link to the Access Tokens page
- Copy the access token to your clipboard
- Go to the CovrPrice page at My CLZ and login
- Now paste the token in the token box
Why do I need to pay extra for values, on top of the CLZ subscription?
Some other comic cataloging apps may offer some basic pricing info included with the app, but those values are often inaccurate and outdated.
The average CLZ user however, is quite serious about values, so we decided to partner up with CovrPrice, a real comic value service.
CovrPrice is one of the best comic value services online, providing accurate and reliable pricing for both raw and slabbed comics, updated daily, based on actual recent sales on auction sites like eBay.
So yes, getting values in your CLZ app is more expensive, but our users are finding it is well worth the extra subscription fees.
When my CovrPrice subscription expires, will I still see the values?
To have access to the CovrPrice values in your CLZ app/software, you always need an active subscription to CovrPrice. As soon as your subscription expires, the values will disappear from the app.
How do I remove the old GoCollect values and/or my manually entered values?
- From the Series list, choose All Comics to go to your full comic list
- Tap the checkbox icon at the top to enter Selection Mode
- Tap the “All” checkbox at the bottom to select all your comics
- Choose “Edit” from the “Action” button menu.
- Select the “My Value” field there and proceed. Leaving it empty will clear the values.
Or check out this video on how to do that .
I am not getting values for some of my comics, why?
To get value for a comic, this is what needs to happen:
- CovrPrice needs to have a fair market value calculated for that comic. So if you don’t see a value, always check the CovrPrice.com site first. If CovrPrice does not have a value listed for your comic, then that is why you don’t see a value.
Remember that values are based on recent actual sales of that comic in that grade, on auction sites like eBay. If there have been no recent sales, CovrPrice cannot determine a value. - Our Core entry for that comics needs to be linked to the corresponding CovrPrice entry (over 90% of our comics are linked to CovrPrice). Want us to link a comic? Let us know through Club CLZ
- Finally, your local entry needs to be linked to Core’s correct comic and variant. If you suspect that may be the problem, use “Re-Link Core Variant” from the Action menu on the comic details page.
To get values, will I have to assign a Grade to all my comics?
Ideally, yes, as that will give you the most accurate value. As you know, values greatly depend on the condition/grade of your copy. You can use the efficient Edit Multiple tool to set Grades for ranges of comics quickly, e.g. set all your recent comics to a “9.4” grade, then set all older comics to 8.0, then maybe set your “in bad shape” copies to a “5.0” one by one.
However, if you do not set a Grade, you will still get a value, as CovrPrice will then provide you the value of the most commonly sold grade. Of course, make sure you at least set your “Raw vs Slabbed” toggle correctly, because that will give you raw CP values or slabbed CP values.
I see a strange value for one of the comics that I suspect is incorrect.
First, always check the Edit screen, to see if you may still have an old value listed in the My Value field. If not, then please report the strange value here, so that the CovrPrice guys can investigate.
Why do some comics show a higher value for a lower grade?
That is quite normal, happens for many comics actually.
CovrPrice values for each grade are based on actual market sales for that grade. Of course, with enough sales tracked, the average value for a higher grade will usually be higher than the average value for a lower grade.
But there is no guarantee that will happen. A user in NY in Dec 2022 may have bought a 6.0 copy for a high price, because he wanted it really badly and no other copies were available. Then in Feb 2022, a user from CA may get lucky and snipe a 9.0 for a low price, maybe because there happpened to be no other bidders.
The real world has no rules :-)
Why am I not getting values for my trade paperbacks (TPBs)?
At the moment, CovrPrice does not provide values for trade paperbacks, mainly because there tend to be less sales for those on auction sites, so it would be hard to determine reliable average market values.
Does CovrPrice provide values for signed comics?
I am afraid CovrPrice does not provide separate values for signed comics.
Those are particularly hard to determine a value for, as they are sold less often on auction sites and also the value can differ based on who signed it.
Is it possible to get the values downloaded in my currency?
Yes, the values will be automatically converted to the Currency you have selected in your Settings screen, using the current exchange rate.
Supported currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD, NOK, SEK, DKK, CHF, ZAR, BRL, RUB, PLN, IND, CZK, SGD, JPY, and HUF.
Can I export the CovrPrice values to a text file, CSV or PDF?
Yes, this is possible if you have a year subscription to CovrPrice, and only via CLZ Cloud (or Comic Connect).
Find out how to export to Text / CSV or print to PDF and make sure to select the “Value” field when exporting!
Can I export my CLZ database to the CovrPrice?
First: the CovrPrice integration / collaboration is all about getting comic values from CovrPrice INSIDE your CLZ app or software.
There is no collection database syncing between CLZ and CovrPrice whatsoever. Also, your data does not need to be in the CovrPrice system for the integration to work.
That said, it IS possible to do a ONE-TIME export of your CLZ data and get it imported into CovrPrice:
To do so:
- login to your CLZ Cloud site
- choose Export to CovrPrice from the menu
- now email the exported CSV file to info@covrprice.com and ask them to import the file into your CovrPrice account
Please note that this is a ONE-TIME transfer. If you want to keep both your CLZ database and CovrPrice up-to-date, you will have to add your new comics to both manually.
But again, your comics do not need to be in the CovrPrice system for CLZ integration to work.
Can I import my CovrPrice data into CLZ?
Yes, you can transfer your CovrPrice data to CLZ, as we have a special Import from CovrPrice tool in the CLZ Cloud site.
Here’s how to do that:
- Ask CovrPrice for a CSV export of your data, just send them an email at info@covrprice.com
Then, when you have the CSV: - Log in to your CLZ Cloud site
- choose Import Data from the menu, then Import your CovrPrice collection
Please note that this is a ONE-TIME transfer, meant for users who want to switch from CovrPrice to CLZ for cataloging their comic collection. After this one-time import, there is no database syncing between the two systems whatsoever.
Need more help with this?
Don’t hesitate to contact us here.