VCP - Worth It?

[Oscar_Stanage]

I use it, it’s probably the best resource in a very imperfect market.
I wish they would they would capture all auction houses. They don’t, so there are are a lot of sales missing that a serious collector would deem relevant.

[BobbyVCP]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

I use it, it’s probably the best resource in a very imperfect market.
I wish they would they would capture all auction houses. They don’t, so there are are a lot of sales missing that a serious collector would deem relevant.

We try our best to get everyone that sells..we always ask for permission to add the sales via an API connection. Some AH's have refused us, why I do not know and makes no sense. Since we are the only site that carries auctions live so it sends emails to our members that match their Want List.

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by BobbyVCP

Some AH's have refused us, why I do not know and makes no sense. Since we are the only site that carries auctions live so it sends emails to our members that match their Want List.

Thank you. That is unfortunate. Can any AH just supply their data? or is there some sort of a charge or technology expense?

[brianclat11]

I also use the $4 dollar option when needed. Current price at VCP is 17.99 a month or 179.99 a year. I don't check prices enough to justify the cost. Alt is another option that I like to use. It is free, but takes some getting used to. There really is no perfect way to comp cards.

[BobbyVCP]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

Thank you. That is unfortunate. Can any AH just supply their data? or is there some sort of a charge or technology expense?

I would not say any...most are now using Simple software so they now how to turn on the API feed. And if not Simple then any other should be able to create an API. Pretty standard

[chalupacollects]

One good feature by searching past auctions for a specific cert number you can usually track past ownership to avoid some of those bad actors...

Would be cool if you could search past auction by cert numbers...

[jimtodd]

Thanks everyone for their recommendations, and Bobby for the good inside info. I signed up yesterday.

[Popcorn]

Absolutely, 10+ year subscriber. You learn a lot.

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by BobbyVCP

I would not say any...most are now using Simple software so they now how to turn on the API feed. And if not Simple then any other should be able to create an API. Pretty standard

Thank you. What about direct fees to VCP? Are there any from the AH?
I've always assumed the business model is to charge the end-user and then scour the Earth to find the best data.

[dfletch00]

I do think it is worth it .. great source of pulling info and you can inventory there or get notifications..as already mentioned the prices are "directionally" right but not exact ... again a valuable resource ..
Darrell

[tjisonline]

Originally Posted by BobbyVCP

We try our best to get everyone that sells..we always ask for permission to add the sales via an API connection. Some AH's have refused us, why I do not know and makes no sense. Since we are the only site that carries auctions live so it sends emails to our members that match their Want List.

Hi Bobby. For those of us who have confirmed private sales over $1000 posted in Card Ladder (showed them proof), can these transactions also be added to VCP? I find the private sale information valuable for seldom seen cards at auction especially Prewar. I subscribe to VCP and really like it.

Thanks.

[BobbyVCP]

Originally Posted by tjisonline

Hi Bobby. For those of us who have confirmed private sales over $1000 posted in Card Ladder (showed them proof), can these transactions also be added to VCP? I find the private sale information valuable for seldom seen cards at auction especially Prewar. I subscribe to VCP and really like it.

Thanks.

Our motto is everything we post for the most part except a few huge public sales of a major card picked up in the news is varified with links to the auction.

Honestly private sales would scare the hell out of me and I am sure there are some very honest sellers and buyers out there...but it would make it a lot easier to manipulate prices on cards... I know there are a lot of rare cards that do not sell for years. We are thinking of creating an algorythim to fill in the blanks and maybe in a blue color with a suggestion of the price based off other grades that are more recent...

So until we can figure something out I would be hesitant to add such data for now,