What are comps in reselling?
Also: Sold comps · Comparables
Comps (short for comparables) are recently sold listings of the same or similar item that resellers use to price their own. Checking “sold comps” — not active asking prices — shows what buyers actually paid. Condition is a key variable: a mint comp and a flawed comp price very differently, which is where a standardized 1.0–10.0 grade sharpens comping.
How it's used in a listing
A reseller might say “I pulled the sold comps and this jacket moves at $45 in EUC,” meaning recent sales of similar excellent-condition jackets landed near $45.
How it maps to the grade scale
Comps aren't a condition grade, but condition drives them: the same item in EUC (8) versus GUC (6) can have very different sold comps. Grading first lets you compare like-for-like and pick the right comparables.
See where every condition sits on the GradeThread condition grading scale.
Comps — frequently asked
- Should I use active or sold comps to price?
- Sold comps. Active listings show what sellers are asking, not what buyers pay. Sold comparables reflect real transaction prices. Filter by matching condition, since an EUC item and a GUC item of the same style sell at different prices.
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