How We Collect Price Data
We think a price tracker is only worth trusting if it explains itself, so here is exactly how ours works and where its limits are.
What we track
We track the publicly listed prices of the main FC coin sellers, the ones that show up across the well-known "best site" lists. We follow direct sellers and the larger marketplaces. We do not chase every tiny storefront, and we deliberately leave out general resale platforms where the listing is really an individual stranger rather than a service, because those prices are noise rather than a market signal.
How often we update
Prices refresh on a fixed schedule, twice a day. Every figure in the tracker carries the time of the last update, so you always know how fresh the number you are looking at is.
How we show prices
We show the market, not a leaderboard. For each platform we publish the range and the average, so a price has context, rather than ranking everyone from cheapest to most expensive and calling the cheapest the winner. Price sits next to how a seller delivers, their support, and our risk read, because on this market the lowest number and the safest choice are rarely the same one.
Prices are tracked in euros and shown in EUR by default, with a USD toggle converted at the day's exchange rate. Coin prices are quoted per 100k coins. Where a discount applies, we show the base price struck through and the discounted price alongside it.
How we handle missing or odd data
When a seller has no price for a platform, we show "no data" instead of guessing. If a seller's prices appear inconsistently in our tracking, we flag that too. We do not fill gaps with estimates, carry stale numbers forward as if they were current, or invent figures to make a table look complete. A marked gap is more useful than a confident guess.
How we assess method, safety and payments
The price part is mechanical. The columns next to it, delivery method, whether a seller mixes methods, support, payments, and our risk read, are editorial assessments, and we hold them to a simple rule: we only state what is defensible.
That means we describe a seller's method based on what they publicly offer, and where we are not sure, we mark it unverified rather than guessing. Risk notes stay at the level of the category, for example that a marketplace depends on the individual seller, or that a price far below the market is worth verifying. We do not publish specific unproven accusations about any named seller. When in doubt, we say less.
About our recommendation
We recommend one seller, SuperCoinsy, and we would rather be straight about that than dress it up. The tracker shows the whole market and is built mechanically; the recommendation is an editorial pick, made on the criteria we set out in the buyer's guide, chiefly that it uses Comfort Trade only, does not mix methods, and has a long track record. Treat it as our pick, not as an objective verdict, and use the tracker to make up your own mind.
Spotted something wrong?
If a price looks off or a seller detail is out of date, tell us and we will check it. The tracker is only as good as the data behind it, and we would rather fix an error than defend it.