When I auto-valued my comics using covrprice, it shows a random grade and the price.
I have not entered any grade for my comic books.
If I enter the grade, will the auto-price pick that up and use it when determining its value?
The short answer is yes, you will get better values if you set a grade. Without a grade set, you’ll get the value for the most common condition. With a grade set, you’ll get the value for the grade you specify (assuming CovrPrice has one).
You might find the CovrPrice FAQ helpful if you haven’t already read it.
From the FAQ:
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.