COMC eBay listings question

[jjj5278]

So I searched my cards that are listed on eBay and they show them listed at .99, but they aren't listed for that on the site. One is .90 for example. So if they sell it there for .99, and take 20% off from me and give me .52. That means they actually made .47 on that card. And that's just one. I have ones listed even cheaper on their site yet they have them listed for .99 on eBay. Does anyone else have this issue and do they find it weird that they are listing cards for .99 but won't give us that amount if it sells?

[mjohnatgt]

Actually, in the price of every card they are taking a quarter unless you are in advanced resellers mode. So the disparity on ebay isn't as big ascreen you're making it. Your options are to mail your cards to yourself, stop allowing ebay sales, or pric3 your cards higher if you want more out of them. The majority of cards I sell for 99cents on ebay through COMC would not sell otherwise. Having the eBay and Amazon markets open up thousands of people.

[jjj5278]

Actually, in the price of every card they are taking a quarter unless you are in advanced resellers mode. So the disparity on ebay isn't as big ascreen you're making it. Your options are to mail your cards to yourself, stop allowing ebay sales, or pric3 your cards higher if you want more out of them. The majority of cards I sell for 99cents on ebay through COMC would not sell otherwise. Having the eBay and Amazon markets open up thousands of people.

First off, thanks I know how it works with the pricing and didn't explain it in advanced reseller mode bc most casual users there don't understand it as you didn't either. I said listed for $.90, in regular mode, therefore they'd give me .52, as in .65 minus the .25 and the 20% for eBay sale. My issue with it is they are listing MY cards, at THEIR prices and then keeping the extra money for themselves. I wouldn't have a problem if it sold for $.99 and they gave me $.60. Unfortunately they'll only give me 80% of what I have it listed for on their site. But whatever, that apparently flew over your head and if you have no problem with a company selling YOUR items for a price THEY want to but only giving you a small portion of it then carry on. It's even worse on cards that I have listed for .50 and under. They'd give me .20 and keep the extra .79.....

[glen87]

unless it has changed, $0.99 is the lowest a card can be priced at BiN on ebay

[jjj5278]

unless it has changed, $0.99 is the lowest a card can be priced at BiN on ebay

Yeah and they didn't list cards under that on eBay for awhile. So if I had one at .80 (in regular mode again), it wouldn't be on eBay. Now they have decided to list them again but at their price and they'll just keep the extra for themselves for all their hard work and quick processing....

[mjohnatgt]

As I said, raise your prices to 74 cents per card and you won't have this to complain about. Yes, their explanations about their service in the past year have been atrocious, but their goal is to sell cards, and eBay is definitely helping them do that. If you listed it at 20 cents (ASR) and they sold it for 99 cents, would you want them to pay you 60 cents for one you've listed at 20? Basically, they are serving as the flipper between you and the eBay buyer.

[donaldz]

Why wouldn't they just pay you the full amount? If you list a card at 60 cents, and it sells on eBay for 99, why don't they just take the 20% off the 99 rather than taking the 20% off the 60.

With that said, I think a number of people would be quite happy if you could pick what went on eBay.

It's quite crappy that you have to sell your 50 cent cards, and your 50 dollar cards on ebay, if all you really want to do is sell your 10 dollar cards on eBay.

[jjj5278]

As I said, raise your prices to 74 cents per card and you won't have this to complain about. Yes, their explanations about their service in the past year have been atrocious, but their goal is to sell cards, and eBay is definitely helping them do that. If you listed it at 20 cents (ASR) and they sold it for 99 cents, would you want them to pay you 60 cents for one you've listed at 20? Basically, they are serving as the flipper between you and the eBay buyer.

If it sells at .99 on eBay but won't sell for .20 on their site then it tells me I'm selling on the wrong site. I might as well sell on eBay myself and keep more of the money instead of losing 20%.

But yes overall it would be better if I could pick and choose what ones I want listed. And I still think it's interesting that they just decided to list them all and keep the extra money for themselves.

[Swipe79]

I sell on COMC so I don't have to sell cards on eBay for .99 apiece. What a waste of time.

If it sells at .99 on eBay but won't sell for .20 on their site then it tells me I'm selling on the wrong site. I might as well sell on eBay myself and keep more of the money instead of losing 20%.

But yes overall it would be better if I could pick and choose what ones I want listed. And I still think it's interesting that they just decided to list them all and keep the extra money for themselves.

[GoBeavs]

I have to agree with the OP here. It makes no sense why COMC is pocketing the extra money. It's especially disturbing that they're doing this without letting their sellers know what is happening.

Yes, they are providing a service, but that is already being paid for. No reason to "charge" more after selling your card.

[mjohnatgt]

Create a second COMC account then. One for eBay, and one not. Create a port sale of the stuff you want on ebay or vice versa and sell it to yourself to transfer from one account to the other.

[GoBeavs]

Create a second COMC account then. One for eBay, and one not. Create a port sale of the stuff you want on ebay or vice versa and sell it to yourself to transfer from one account to the other.

Not sure what this has to do with the topic. The issue isn't with selling on Ebay, it's COMC pocketing more than the agreed upon 20% of the sale. Just because it sold for more than originally asked isn't a valid reason. If Probstein, or another big consignor was doing the same thing this site would be raising holy hell. Should COMC get away with it just because the amounts are smaller?

They should either give the seller the full 80% of the sale, or the full amount of the seller's listed price (and act as a flipper). I wouldn't care which. But they need to choose if they're a consignor or a flipper. To do both is just wrong.

Although I might be more willing to give this up if the extra funding went towards the reduction in fees that was promised when they started selling on Ebay.

[mjohnatgt]

I agree GoBeavs, they should have reduced the eBay surcharge by now. But now eBay has raised their rates to 14 percent (or so), so who knows if that's coming.

[fezziwig]

Don't price at a discount if you want full price.

When eBay integration started, there was a minimum price of $0.75 ($1 with s&h fee) to be listed. Now, any 10cent card gets posted and it becomes luck of the draw for who's card gets the cash. If you want $0.60 for a card, price your stuff to $0.75 rather than $0.10.

[jjj5278]

Don't price at a discount if you want full price.

When eBay integration started, there was a minimum price of $0.75 ($1 with s&h fee) to be listed. Now, any 10cent card gets posted and it becomes luck of the draw for who's card gets the cash. If you want $0.60 for a card, price your stuff to $0.75 rather than $0.10.

It's not that I want that price, but if they sell it for that they should give it to me. Again, if you guys sent stuff to other cosigners and told them to sell it for $10 and they sold it for $30 but kept all the extra money for themselves you'd be unhappy too. I see both sides but I just don't think it should be up to them what they sell my card for and what they keep. The fees are 20%, that's agreed upon. What is not agreed upon is 20% of .50 when they sold it for .99. But it's whatever. I'll probably just go back to being a buyer there only pretty soon anyway.

[jjj5278]

Not sure what this has to do with the topic. The issue isn't with selling on Ebay, it's COMC pocketing more than the agreed upon 20% of the sale. Just because it sold for more than originally asked isn't a valid reason. If Probstein, or another big consignor was doing the same thing this site would be raising holy hell. Should COMC get away with it just because the amounts are smaller?

They should either give the seller the full 80% of the sale, or the full amount of the seller's listed price (and act as a flipper). I wouldn't care which. But they need to choose if they're a consignor or a flipper. To do both is just wrong.

Although I might be more willing to give this up if the extra funding went towards the reduction in fees that was promised when they started selling on Ebay.

Thank you. You explained that better than I have been able to. And again, if I can't sell a card on COMC for .50 but it sells for .99 on eBay then it tells me I'm selling on the wrong site. Why bother sending it to COMC at all then? I understand bigger sellers not having time for that but my port won't be above 200 cards anytime soon. If they're gonna sell it higher than I have the price and keep the difference I may as well do it myself. I don't see anywhere that they state they will sell it for whatever they want and keep the difference in any of the agreements either.