Three years, not three months
GET /v1/research/sold goes back up to 3 years on all eight eBay sites, on every plan including free, so slow movers and seasonal items still have comps.
SoldComps alternative · 2026
CompSniper vs SoldComps (2026): Same Price, 3 Years Deeper
What should you compare when choosing a SoldComps alternative?
Same price and the same 240 sold listings per request, but CompSniper goes deeper. Every plan, including free, adds up to 3 years of eBay sold history, and bestOfferPrice=true returns what the buyer really paid on accepted Best Offer sales at no extra cost. Add full TCGplayer sold history, optional AI cleanup, price statistics in every response and a hosted MCP server.
We are the team behind CompSniper. This is our case for choosing it, based on the public contracts reviewed below, with the limits and trade-offs included.
3 years of history on every planReviewed October 14, 2026
Side by side
CompSniper vs SoldComps
The standard monthly tiers and the 240-row page match. The decision is how far back you need to see, whether Best Offer sales show the real price, and which integrations your workflow needs.
| Capability | CompSniper | SoldComps |
|---|---|---|
| eBay sold history | Up to 3 years on every plan, including free (/v1/research/sold) | Roughly the last 90 days |
| Accepted Best Offer prices | bestOfferPrice=true, not limited to cards, US-dollar sales, no extra cost | hydrateBoa on ebay.com, .co.uk and .de items, card-focused, one extra request per match |
| Sold listings per request | Up to 240 | Up to 240 |
| Raw, unfiltered results | Yes, relevance=false returns eBay's sold results as listed | Yes |
| Relevance cleanup | Optional AI cleanup before pricing statistics, with the raw median reported alongside | Exact-section filtering documented |
| Max Mode (async deep pagination) | Available, with CSV download | Available |
| Price intelligence | Median, mean, p25, p75, range, shipping, and sample size | Average and range shown publicly |
| AI agent integration | Hosted MCP for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor, and other MCP clients | No MCP server in the public docs reviewed |
| Free-plan requests per minute | 30 | 60 advertised |
| eBay marketplaces | 8 marketplaces | 8 marketplaces |
| Active listing mode | Available | Available |
| Poshmark sold data | Available | Available |
| Mercari sold and active data | Available | Beta |
| TCGplayer sold data | Full sold history and market price history | Beta |
| Monthly pricing | Free, then $9, $29, $79, with listed plans up to $549 for 500,000 | Free, then $9, $29, $79, custom above 50,000 |
| eBay shipping rates API | US rate estimates on a separate Shipping Rates plan | Not shown in the public docs reviewed |
Compared against the public SoldComps landing page and API documentation on October 14, 2026. Limits are ceilings, not promised row counts. Product details can change. CompSniper is independent of SoldComps and eBay Inc.
Public contract review
Pricing, limits, endpoints, history windows and Best Offer handling were checked against each provider's public landing page, documentation and changelog.
Same access basis
Both columns describe a normal API-key request. Optional modes, such as forwarding your own eBay cookies, are listed separately.
No artificial speed score
No head-to-head latency or reliability benchmark was performed. This comparison does not claim faster requests, guaranteed completeness or superior accuracy.
Where CompSniper is different
Why these differences matter when you build a pricing tool
Optional cleanup before the median
Query-aware cleanup helps remove accessories, parts and wrong models before statistics are calculated. You can turn it off with relevance=false and review the results yourself.
Price intelligence included
Receive the median, mean, realistic p25 to p75 range, min, max, shipping average, and cleaned sample size with the listings.
Works inside AI agents
Use the hosted MCP server from ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible clients.
Dashboard and code, together
Inspect your query in the dashboard, export the loaded rows to CSV, then use the REST API when you need repeatable requests. The workflow does not have to start with code.
What the buyer really paid
bestOfferPrice=true adds acceptedOfferPrice to accepted Best Offer sales, not limited to cards, at no extra cost, so your median reflects real transaction prices.
Choose CompSniper when
eBay valuation is the product
- You need more than 90 days of sold history, on any plan
- You want real accepted Best Offer prices without paying extra per match
- You want optional help filtering accessories, parts and nearby models before reviewing the median
- Your workflow needs calculated price statistics, CSV, Card Batch, or Max Mode
- You also want eBay shipping rate estimates from the same API key
- You want sold-price research inside ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client
Choose SoldComps when
Its specific features fit your project
- You need accepted Best Offer prices on ebay.co.uk or ebay.de
- You want item-detail lookups or to forward your own eBay session cookies
- You already built against its existing marketplace response contracts
- 90 days of sold history is enough for your workflow
Source notes
Check the public claims yourself
SoldComps figures were reviewed on its public homepage, documentation and changelog on October 14, 2026. We did not run its paid API or independently verify its feature performance. CompSniper's request examples come from our own demonstrations, not customer activity. Response speed is deliberately excluded: a public contract comparison is not a head-to-head performance test.
For concrete CompSniper output, read the dated Australia, Germany and UK guides. Both services advertise those marketplaces, so regional availability alone is not a CompSniper-only feature.
Start your evaluation with products you already understand. Compare actual retained listings, condition, shipping, currency and failure handling before moving a production integration. The easy first-request guide walks you through that first CompSniper search.
Questions
SoldComps alternative FAQ
Why choose CompSniper over SoldComps?+
Same plans, same 240 sold listings per request, and more on top: up to 3 years of eBay sold history on every plan including free, real accepted Best Offer prices at no extra cost, full TCGplayer sold history, optional AI cleanup and a hosted MCP server. It is not a claim that every query is faster or more accurate.
How many eBay sold listings does each API return?+
Both return up to 240 eBay sold listings per request. SoldComps raised its page size back to 240 on October 1, 2026. Neither ceiling guarantees that many matches for every search.
Does either API return what the buyer paid on a Best Offer?+
Both can. CompSniper's bestOfferPrice=true adds acceptedOfferPrice on US-dollar sales, not limited to cards, at no extra cost. SoldComps' hydrateBoa replaces the price on ebay.com, .co.uk and .de items, is documented as card-focused, and bills one extra request per match.
Can I use CompSniper from ChatGPT or Claude?+
Yes. CompSniper has a hosted MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. It is also published in Claude's connector directory.
Are CompSniper and SoldComps priced the same?+
The public standard monthly tiers match: 100 requests free, then 2,000 for $9, 10,000 for $29, and 50,000 for $79, checked October 14, 2026. At those prices CompSniper adds up to 3 years of sold history and accepted Best Offer prices at no extra cost. Free-plan per-minute limits differ, and optional services may have separate pricing.
Can I get more than 90 days of eBay sold history?+
Yes. CompSniper's /v1/research/sold endpoint returns up to 3 years of eBay sold history on every plan, including free, using the same API key. Each page of up to 50 rows is one request. Prices come back in USD, and rows are grouped by listing, so a listing that sold several units shows its units sold and average price. The standard /v1/scrape search stays the right choice for the most recent 90 days of individual sales.
Does CompSniper offer eBay shipping rates?+
Yes. CompSniper has a separate Shipping Rates API for US route and package estimates. It uses the same account and key but a separate plan and quota. It does not buy labels or turn a sold listing's missing postage into a known shipping cost.
When is SoldComps the better fit?+
Consider SoldComps if you already have a satisfactory integration, need accepted Best Offer prices on ebay.co.uk or ebay.de, want item-detail lookups, or want to forward your own eBay cookies. Its free-plan rate ceiling is also higher (60 a minute against 30). Test the feature your application actually needs; this comparison does not include a head-to-head reliability benchmark.
Get more evidence from the same request
Start with 100 free requests, no credit card. Pull up to 240 eBay sold listings and receive a cleaned price summary in one response.