COMC question

[factoryofsadnes]

I'm new to COMC

I have my auto accept set to 95% of the asking price.

I had a card up listed at $175

Someone bought it for $139 ???? that's not 95%

It should have sold for no less than $166

what am i missing, that's $27 less than i wanted to sell the card for

how does this happen and who do i contact

what do i have set wrong??

[checkoutmydeals]

Was it an Amazon / eBay sale?

If it sold on Amazon or eBay, then you get 80% of your asking price.

[checkoutmydeals]

If you want to change it, then go to Profile and Options, scroll down, and there is a toggle switch for selling on eBay / Amazon.

[factoryofsadnes]

what i don't understand is there's no option on ebay at all for offers the cards
there's no make a offer option, it was listed there for $175 how did it sell on there for less??

[pcbuck]

It sold for $175. You get 80% of that which is $140 since it sold on EBay.

[factoryofsadnes]

ok thanks for clearing that up,
and they take another 20% when cash out also that's a heck of a lot

[mjohnatgt]

Yes, but you must have agreed to it when you clicked on the button to cross-list your items to Amazon and eBay.

[jiggidy]

Anything that expensive, you are better off selling on your own on eBay.

Personally I only send COMC cards I expect to sell between $.50 and $30.

[checkoutmydeals]

It depends how much work you want to put into it. If your options are to list on COMC or throw the card into a shoebox, you might be better off with COMC. Even if you do sell on eBay, selling on COMC enables you to free up your time for eBay items which would not sell on COMC. For example, lots with multiple items.

On the plus side, COMC does have loyal eBay customers who tend to buy dozens or even hundreds of cards at a time. COMC attracts a lot of international buyers. On the site, people will often pay a premium for higher dollar cards as an alternative to cashing out their store credit.

So, if your bottom line price is $166, and if you're cross-posting to eBay, the solution would be to price it around $208 and to set your account to at least review offers that are at least 20% less than asking price.

[factoryofsadnes]

Wow might have made a mistake with trying comc
the incredible amount of stupid offers is crazy
such lowballers beyond reason and idiot offers really .02 for cards of HOF players that sell $20+ all day long. are people this dumb???? I understand if my price was crazy but then i list a card below what everyone else is asking then get hit with dumb offers. I wish you could send these people a response. I mean what is the point other than wasting peoples time?

[Bowman1951]

Wow might have made a mistake with trying comc
the incredible amount of stupid offers is crazy
such lowballers beyond reason and idiot offers really .02 for cards of HOF players that sell $20+ all day long. are people this dumb???? I understand if my price was crazy but then i list a card below what everyone else is asking then get hit with dumb offers. I wish you could send these people a response. I mean what is the point other than wasting peoples time?You still have more settings to learn, put in the "minimum offer" amount in your Profile & Options.

I thought your minimum offer percentage would already stop this so not sure if you have that set up correctly either?

[3124508 on COMC]

Wow might have made a mistake with trying comc
the incredible amount of stupid offers is crazy
such lowballers beyond reason and idiot offers really .02 for cards of HOF players that sell $20+ all day long. are people this dumb???? I understand if my price was crazy but then i list a card below what everyone else is asking then get hit with dumb offers. I wish you could send these people a response. I mean what is the point other than wasting peoples time?

Not saying this is ironic, but.... :coffee::coffee::coffee:

[mjohnatgt]

Who knows; maybe something is glitching because COMC is supposed to have a sitewide 50% offer minimum. Not sure why your cards are getting an offer at less than 1%.

[glen87]

I'm new to COMC

I have my auto accept set to 95% of the asking price.

I had a card up listed at $175

Someone bought it for $139 ???? that's not 95%

It should have sold for no less than $166

what am i missing, that's $27 less than i wanted to sell the card for

how does this happen and who do i contact

what do i have set wrong??

Wow might have made a mistake with trying comc
the incredible amount of stupid offers is crazy
such lowballers beyond reason and idiot offers really .02 for cards of HOF players that sell $20+ all day long. are people this dumb???? I understand if my price was crazy but then i list a card below what everyone else is asking then get hit with dumb offers. I wish you could send these people a response. I mean what is the point other than wasting peoples time?

something is off here

[glen87]

connect your comc account to here, so we can check things for you

[3124508 on COMC]

something is off here

Not to mention you can only set offers at 50%, so offering 0.02 on a $20 card is totally impossible.

[Jonathon M]

Wow might have made a mistake with trying comc
the incredible amount of stupid offers is crazy
such lowballers beyond reason and idiot offers really .02 for cards of HOF players that sell $20+ all day long. are people this dumb???? I understand if my price was crazy but then i list a card below what everyone else is asking then get hit with dumb offers. I wish you could send these people a response. I mean what is the point other than wasting peoples time?

If you have your min percentage at 95% you cannot be getting 2c offers on cards, so I think you are just purely full of crap

[checkoutmydeals]

It isn't possible to send a 2 cent offer on a single card, unless the card is already priced at 2 cents.

By default, the minimum offer amount is 50 cents per offer. You can reduce this to 10 cents, or raise it to $100 in your settings. But you cannot reduce it below 10 cents.

By default, the minimum offer percentage is 50% off asking price. You can set this as high as 0% off asking price. But you cannot set it below 50% off asking price.

[lahmejoon1]

I always put in a $0.02 offer to see what the minimum someone is willing to take an offer for. At no time has a $0.02 offer ever been submitted to a seller. If it were to have, I would cancel it immediately out of embarrassment.

[factoryofsadnes]

something must have been off had some weird stuff happen stuff showing up then missing and coming back and some cards not even mine in my port so might have been a glitch or something

i checked the settings and everything seems back to what it's supposed to be

[3124508 on COMC]

something must have been off had some weird stuff happen stuff showing up then missing and coming back and some cards not even mine in my port so might have been a glitch or something

i checked the settings and everything seems back to what it's supposed to be

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[cardsrus1]

I am not going to explain in detail but yes it IS possible to get a crazy offer. Not on an original offer, only on a counter-offer.

[Jonathon M]

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this right here

[no10pin]

Pretty sure that the .02 offer isn't a thing, but he did say AUTO ACCEPT was 95%. That's different than minimum offer.

[checkoutmydeals]

Pretty sure that the .02 offer isn't a thing, but he did say AUTO ACCEPT was 95%. That's different than minimum offer.

Correct. But the lowest COMC allows you to make your minimum offer is 50% off or 10 cents per offer.

Also, not 2 cents, but it is true that if you have fresh stock and reasonable prices and if you allow offers to be sent of 50% off, you will get offer after offer after offer after offer after offer after offer. And the vast majority of these will be at the lowest offer you will consider.

It's prudent to decide in advance how you are going to react to these offers. If you have a thing priced at $10 and you'd take $8 and someone offers $5, counter at $8 and move on.

Then, when the exact same person offers $5 three seconds later, you might start to understand why some people set their auto reject just a wee bit higher.

[cardsrus1]

Pretty sure that the .02 offer isn't a thing, but he did say AUTO ACCEPT was 95%. That's different than minimum offer.

Correct. But the lowest COMC allows you to make your minimum offer is 50% off or 10 cents per offer.

Also, not 2 cents, but it is true that if you have fresh stock and reasonable prices and if you allow offers to be sent of 50% off, you will get offer after offer after offer after offer after offer after offer. And the vast majority of these will be at the lowest offer you will consider.

It's prudent to decide in advance how you are going to react to these offers. If you have a thing priced at $10 and you'd take $8 and someone offers $5, counter at $8 and move on.

Then, when the exact same person offers $5 three seconds later, you might start to understand why some people set their auto reject just a wee bit higher.

No, actually this is false. There is a flaw that will allow ANY offer. It can only be triggered on counter offers. Not saying it did happen, only that it CAN happen.

[checkoutmydeals]

That's interesting. I haven't encountered that glitch before.

If that's the case, then it's possible someone offered 2 cents, not because they were trying to be a jerk, but because they were trying to find the minimum offer.

I'll frequently make 1 cent offers, not because I am literally offering one cent, but because I'm trying to find what the minimum offer is. Even if I know what the percentages are set at, I want to make sure the math is correct.

[mcgahee21nfl]

something must have been off had some weird stuff happen stuff showing up then missing and coming back and some cards not even mine in my port so might have been a glitch or something

i checked the settings and everything seems back to what it's supposed to be

right. those darn computer gnomes glitching up your account and allowing people to offer you 2 cents!

[Jonathon M]

I've never had a 2c offer on comc

[JustMoe]

I'm pretty sure there are plenty of "back doors" and other little glitches like $0.02 counter-offers available in the system - I had a sense that the whole website was put together with bubble gum, baling wire, and a daily utterance of the Lord's Prayer, not to mention the monthly sacrifice to keep Mt. Rainier from exploding and burying the warehouse in ash and lava...

[notsublime]

I'm pretty sure there are plenty of "back doors" and other little glitches like $0.02 counter-offers available in the system - I had a sense that the whole website was put together with bubble gum, baling wire, and a daily utterance of the Lord's Prayer, not to mention the monthly sacrifice to keep Mt. Rainier from exploding and burying the warehouse in ash and lava...

Now you did it. Here comes the what ifs...

[JustMoe]

Now you did it. Here comes the what ifs...

What can I say? I am the straw that stirs the drink...

(insert popcorn eating gif here...)

[jefflasvegas]

I've never had a 2c offer on comc

I sent you an offer to see if the 2 cent counter offer option is true. Unfortunately you accepted my offer without a haggle :(

I guess I'll have to low ball someone else :)

[Jonathon M]

I sent you an offer to see if the 2 cent counter offer option is true. Unfortunately you accepted my offer without a haggle :(

I guess I'll have to low ball someone else :)

Thanks for the offer mate, sorry I didn't counter haha!

[JustMoe]

I sent you an offer to see if the 2 cent counter offer option is true. Unfortunately you accepted my offer without a haggle :(

I guess I'll have to low ball someone else :)

Send me an offer on something...I counter every offer I get, just for funsies :D

[checkoutmydeals]

Send me an offer on something...I counter every offer I get, just for funsies

"This seller is not currently accepting offers. "

Aw man. I was hoping to buy your entire port for 2 cents a card.

[JustMoe]

Send me an offer on something...I counter every offer I get, just for funsies

"This seller is not currently accepting offers. "

Aw man. I was hoping to buy your entire port for 2 cents a card.

oops...let me tweak my settings. The sooner I sell off my port the sooner I can walk away from COMC.

[checkoutmydeals]

OK. Offer sent. Now if you counter, I can then see if I can send you a .02 offer.

Predicted result: Mount Ranier will erupt, dinging all the corners of every card in the COMC warehouse. This will trigger the emergency response algorithm to add "may be covered in ash and lava" to the condition notes of all cards.

[JustMoe]

OK. Offer sent. Now if you counter, I can then see if I can send you a .02 offer.

Predicted result: Mount Ranier will erupt, dinging all the corners of every card in the COMC warehouse. This will trigger the emergency response algorithm to add "may be covered in ash and lava" to the condition notes of all cards.

offer received and countered...and, as we learned on South Park, when the volcano erupts, you duck and cover!

[checkoutmydeals]

.02 counteroffer sent.

In this timeline, I got:

"The minimum for this offer is $0.50".

Which is disappointing, but much preferable to the timeline where the cards became sentient and started rising up against the humans. First, dinging their corners. Then scratching their surfaces. Then the bending and creasing began...

[JustMoe]

.02 counteroffer sent.

In this timeline, I got:

"The minimum for this offer is $0.50".

Which is disappointing, but much preferable to the timeline where the cards became sentient and started rising up against the humans. First, dinging their corners. Then scratching their surfaces. Then the bending and creasing began...

It's all a matter of time...you gotta think that some of those swatch cards have a little player DNA on them. So, in the right environment, AKA the petri dish that is the COMC warehouse, some kind of sentient life will slowly crawl forth and start walking among the staff...

[cardsrus1]

For all the smartaxxes (or should that be dumb):popcorn:


Subj: jerseygirl sent you a counteroffer



User 'xxxxxxxxx' just sent a counteroffer for 16 items to your COMC.com account.
The counteroffer is for $1.00, the original offer was for $9.00
The offer expires Tuesday, March 3rd 5:25 PM PDT.

#

Item Details

Asking Price

1.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #50 - Martin Brodeur

$1.62

2.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #11 - Patrick Lalime

$0.74

3.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #33 - Martin Gerber

$0.75

4.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #12 - Jhonas Enroth

$0.74

5.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #19 - Brian Elliott

$0.70

6.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #20 - Peter Budaj

$0.74

7.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #16 - Justin Peters

$0.74

8.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #18 - Marty Turco

$0.70

9.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #95 - Ed Belfour

$0.75

10.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #6 - Ondrej Pavelec

$0.74

11.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #7 - Peter Mannino

$0.74

12.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #15 - Cam Ward

$0.75

13.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #22 - Mathieu Garon

$0.55

14.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #24 - Andrew Raycroft

$0.55

15.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #17 - Corey Crawford

$0.75

16.

2011 Panini All Goalies Box Set [Base] Up Close #44 - Carey Price

$2.50


To view the offer details online and accept or reject the offer, you can go to the following page.
https://www.comc.com/Manage

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"This is a special corner case." Direct quote from Tim. Basically the offer system read the offer the same as a port sale. Two things triggered it, a card being sold from the original offer and my counter not rounding up. If my offer was a penny more the offer could have not been made. Feel free to try and see if the loophole is there, keep in mind SRP will limit you to 10% of SRP regardless.

[checkoutmydeals]

in the right environment, AKA the petri dish that is the COMC warehouse, some kind of sentient life will slowly crawl forth and start walking among the staff...

"Condition Notes:

Please send help. I am trapped in a broom closet and the cereal bars won't last much longer. Plus, I'm afraid that if I unwrap too loudly, it will find me."

[checkoutmydeals]

For all the smartaxxes (or should that be dumb)

At the risk of sounding like a dumb smartaxxe, I'm not seeing the 2 cent counteroffer.

[3124508 on COMC]

For all the smartaxxes (or should that be dumb)

At the risk of sounding like a dumb smartaxxe, I'm not seeing the 2 cent counteroffer.

Furthermore, are we to believe that OP had some sort of glitch happen all while cards were being added and taken out of their port at the same time and whatever other nonsense they claimed? Seems unbelievable.

[cardsrus1]

For all the smartaxxes (or should that be dumb)

At the risk of sounding like a dumb smartaxxe, I'm not seeing the 2 cent counteroffer.

It was never about the actual amount, it is about an offer LESS than 50%. You know that offer you all think is impossible to have been made? But lets not have actual facts get in the way of a good story, carry on with the baseless bashing.

[cardsrus1]

Furthermore, are we to believe that OP had some sort of glitch happen all while cards were being added and taken out of their port at the same time and whatever other nonsense they claimed? Seems unbelievable.

I have never said anything remotely close to that. I am only stating that it IS possible to get a crazy offer. I personally do not care to call someone a liar when I do not know and more importantly do not care if they are being truthful.

[checkoutmydeals]

You know that offer you all think is impossible to have been made?

I never said it was impossible. I just said I've never experienced it.

OP was expressing consternation about receiving a 2 cent offer on a $20 item, stating that they made a mistake to sell on COMC. I hope it's not unreasonable to assure them that such an offer would be a technical glitch, not the usual course of business on the site.

[cardsrus1]

You know that offer you all think is impossible to have been made?

I never said it was impossible. I just said I've never experienced it.

OP was expressing consternation about receiving a 2 cent offer on a $20 item, stating that they made a mistake to sell on COMC. I hope it's not unreasonable to assure them that such an offer would be a technical glitch, not the usual course of business on the site.

So mocking the seller is going to help them?:eek:
Maybe I missed it, but I failed to see anyone but mjohnatgt suggesting it was a glitch. You are typically the best user to help COMC newbies. You started out that way and then proceeded to join the mob...

[checkoutmydeals]

I think I was joking around with Moe, while we were trying to replicate the glitch. It wasn't my intention to mock the OP. If they took offense, I apologize.

Either way, the salient point is that this is not the normal course of business on COMC, that you get 2 cent offers on a $20 card.

It is a normal course of business on COMC that you will receive 80% of your asking price when your item sells on eBay or Amazon. This was the original issue the OP was having. It's prudent for COMC sellers to familiarize themselves with COMC's various fees, and to take them into account when submitting, pricing or flipping items.

Also, with regard to offers, if a seller allows offers, people will make offers. And most of the time, the offers will be the absolute minimum that the seller will accept. This is because people will, as a matter of course, offer 1 cent or some similarly low number to find out what the minimum is. Then, if there's not a glitch, the computer will come back with "the minimum offer is x", and the buyer can figure out if they want to offer x or more.

[mjohnatgt]

Who knows; maybe something is glitching because COMC is supposed to have a sitewide 50% offer minimum. Not sure why your cards are getting an offer at less than 1%.

This guy suggested it was a glitch.

[JustMoe]

fwiw, I know I can be a pill sometimes, but just like checkoutmydeals, I didn't mean any offense to the OP or anything - I was honestly trying to see if we could replicate the 2 cent offer, and if so, give it to COMC to fix.

Something like this could be subject to abuse, so giving Tim as much information as possible when replicating the issue is important to getting it fixed, as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Hopefully, it's a one time thing and not something other sellers will have to deal with on the website.

[cardsrus1]

This guy suggested it was a glitch.

You are correct and I apologize for missing it and have corrected my previous post.

[checkoutmydeals]

Also, FWIW, Seattle is located at the base of an active volcano. So I reserve the right to make lava jokes at any time.

Even though I've been told that this particular volcano is too hipster to actually erupt lava, and instead, it spews out a kind of gooey mud.

Also, apparently, the volcano has a trash-talking Twitter account.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/yes-cascades-volcanoes-could-blow-but-not-like-hawaiis/

[cardsrus1]

fwiw, I know I can be a pill sometimes, but just like checkoutmydeals, I didn't mean any offense to the OP or anything - I was honestly trying to see if we could replicate the 2 cent offer, and if so, give it to COMC to fix.

Something like this could be subject to abuse, so giving Tim as much information as possible when replicating the issue is important to getting it fixed, as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Hopefully, it's a one time thing and not something other sellers will have to deal with on the website.

Tim is aware of my situation and did not express too much concern as it is not easy to replicate. Which I interpreted to be that to close it would be complicated. I doubt in can really be abused unless someone is not paying attention to the actual offers. In that case it is on the seller. I would love to see a screen shot of the offer in question, but I doubt that is going to ever happen. I would imagine Tim should also be more than a little curious to see what actually happened with the original poster, but who knows anymore.

[cardsrus1]

Also, FWIW, Seattle is located at the base of an active volcano. So I reserve the right to make lava jokes at any time.

Even though I've been told that this particular volcano is too hipster to actually erupt lava, and instead, it spews out a kind of gooey mud.

Also, apparently, the volcano has a trash-talking Twitter account.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/yes-cascades-volcanoes-could-blow-but-not-like-hawaiis/

For the record I did inquire many years ago and was told our items are covered, no pun intended. Lava is not the concern, pyroclastic flow is the real threat. I thought it was Moe that I went through, but it could have been before his term. Seemed like a good topic to discuss before sending too many of my cards to them.http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/confused/confused0024.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

[JustMoe]

For the record I did inquire many years ago and was told our items are covered, no pun intended. Lava is not the concern, pyroclastic flow is the real threat. I thought it was Moe that I went through, but it could have been before his term. Seemed like a good topic to discuss before sending too many of my cards to them.http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/confused/confused0024.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

We did discuss this before; the danger from Mt. Rainier is a phenomenon called "Lahar" - a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water (thank you Wikipedia)

Meaning the heat from the volcano would melt the snow on the mountain, resulting in a runoff of water, mud, and anything else currently existing on the side of the mountain.

If you google "Mt. Rainier Lahar Hazard Map", you'll see that some of the projections predict the town of Auburn is on the outer edge of the potentially affected area, which is where I'm led to believe one of the COMC warehouses is currently located but the main office of Redmond is just too far away to deal with anything more serious than some fallen ash...

[checkoutmydeals]

Also, Yellowstone is some sort of super volcano, and when it blows, it will extinguish all life in a 1500 mile radius, which probably includes all COMC warehouses. But after that, most of the items should be safe if they were in toploaders.

Additionally, the moon is drifting away from the Earth at a rate of about 1.5 inches per year, and when it finally breaks loose, that's going to cause all sorts of problems.

[JustMoe]

Also, Yellowstone is some sort of super volcano, and when it blows, it will extinguish all life in a 1500 mile radius, which probably includes all COMC warehouses. But after that, most of the items should be safe if they were in toploaders.

Additionally, the moon is drifting away from the Earth at a rate of about 1.5 inches per year, and when it finally breaks loose, that's going to cause all sorts of problems.

Dude...aren't you just a ray of fricken sunshine? Care to tell us when the the sun's going to burn out, or when Skynet is going to take over and we'll be ruled by Terminators? :D

And, according to Google Maps, both Redmond and Auburn are within the 1500 mile radius of Yellowstone, so when it blows, there go all those copies of the 91-92 UD Zigmund Palffy...

[checkoutmydeals]

Care to tell us when the the sun's going to burn out, or when Skynet is going to take over and we'll be ruled by Terminators?

That's where the story line was headed before we were sidetracked.

The COMC employee was trapped in a broom closet while the mutated sentient memorabilia cards were prowling around the warehouse looking to feed on human flesh and seek revenge for their dinged corners. He can only ask for help by adding condition notes to various cards.

Then, Future Moe uses the Flux Capacitor to travel back in time and says, "come with me if you want to live". Meanwhile, Mount Ranier is starting to smolder...

[mjohnatgt]

Gee, I get the email from COMC about how we should insure our collections with a company, and it doesn't say anywhere in there "We use this company as well to insure your cards!" Figured it would get some play here.

[JustMoe]

Care to tell us when the the sun's going to burn out, or when Skynet is going to take over and we'll be ruled by Terminators?

That's where the story line was headed before we were sidetracked.

The COMC employee was trapped in a broom closet while the mutated sentient memorabilia cards were prowling around the warehouse looking to feed on human flesh and seek revenge for their dinged corners. He can only ask for help by adding condition notes to various cards.

Then, Future Moe uses the Flux Capacitor to travel back in time and says, "come with me if you want to live". Meanwhile, Mount Ranier is starting to smolder...

This is amusing, but I gotta be honest; I'll bet dollars to donuts that there's a restraining order on me, meaning I'm not allowed within XX feet of the premises. So, that COMC employee better find another way to "Get to the Choppa" because WA state law says I will not be back...:D

[checkoutmydeals]

There's no restraining order on Cybernetic Future Moe. That's the loophole.

[pfb11]

It isn't possible to send a 2 cent offer on a single card, unless the card is already priced at 2 cents.

By default, the minimum offer amount is 50 cents per offer. You can reduce this to 10 cents, or raise it to $100 in your settings. But you cannot reduce it below 10 cents.

By default, the minimum offer percentage is 50% off asking price. You can set this as high as 0% off asking price. But you cannot set it below 50% off asking price.

There are definitely some sellers who allow offers below 50%.

[mjohnatgt]

There are definitely some sellers who allow offers below 50%.
Are you confusing port sales or site %-off sales? We're talking about direct offers sent on a single card Sellers are not supposed to get any offer under 50%.

[adamdavidson47]

It's impossible to offer less than 50% of asking

[hofs4u]

It's impossible to offer less than 50% of asking

Actually, as is the case with most things on COMC, there is an exception to the rule. If the seller bought the item in "Simplified Shipping Mode" instead of "Advanced Reselling Mode" the shipping cost becomes a part of the price. It is reimbursed by COMC upon sale and does not count toward the price that is subject to the offer.

So, for example if seller bought a card in SSM and prices is at 2.00, the first .25 is reimbursement from COMC and the remaining 1.75 is subject to the offer. If their offer threshold is set at 50%, you can offer .88 on a 2.00 card. Same with a graded card, priced at 10. The first 1 is reimbursed from COMC, so you can make a 4.50 offer on the 10 card.

[adamdavidson47]

Actually, as is the case with most things on COMC, there is an exception to the rule. If the seller bought the item in "Simplified Shipping Mode" instead of "Advanced Reselling Mode" the shipping cost becomes a part of the price. It is reimbursed by COMC upon sale and does not count toward the price that is subject to the offer.

So, for example if seller bought a card in SSM and prices is at 2.00, the first .25 is reimbursement from COMC and the remaining 1.75 is subject to the offer. If their offer threshold is set at 50%, you can offer .88 on a 2.00 card. Same with a graded card, priced at 10. The first 1 is reimbursed from COMC, so you can make a 4.50 offer on the 10 card.

I don't know why anyone would use simplified mode

[hofs4u]

I don't know why anyone would use simplified mode

When I first started on COMC, I was buying for PC. It wasn't until after I started flipping that I found out about Advanced Reselling Mode and switched over to it. So in the beginning, many of my cards had the shipping pre-paid. I'm sure there are a number of people in the same boat, or they decided against taking delivery on certain cards and put them up for sale.

Anyway, it's irrelevant, as the point was that many sellers are open to, and COMC facilitates, offers at less than 50%.

Here is one offer that can be made at 66.6% off:

420170

[pfb11]

Are you confusing port sales or site %-off sales? We're talking about direct offers sent on a single card Sellers are not supposed to get any offer under 50%.
Yes. I usually put in a dime to see the minimum, and there are def a couple sellers who allow <50. Once or twice, I have offered like 30-40% because something was overpriced

[adamdavidson47]

When I first started on COMC, I was buying for PC. It wasn't until after I started flipping that I found out about Advanced Reselling Mode and switched over to it. So in the beginning, many of my cards had the shipping pre-paid. I'm sure there are a number of people in the same boat, or they decided against taking delivery on certain cards and put them up for sale.

Anyway, it's irrelevant, as the point was that many sellers are open to, and COMC facilitates, offers at less than 50%.

Here is one offer that can be made at 66.6% off:

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That's not 66.6% off, though because the .75 is really .50 going to the seller.

[hofs4u]

That's not 66.6% off, though because the .75 is really .50 going to the seller.

Doesn't matter what is going to the seller (and that is the exception that I detailed above where some of what goes to the seller is reimbursement of pre-paid shipping from COMC), buyers can offer less than 50% of the COMC asking price in those situations. A buyer was saying that they could offer less than 50% of the COMC price, and I have provided the screenshot, showing this is the case. This is all from the buyer's perspective.

You responded to this buyer, with the following statement:
It's impossible to offer less than 50% of asking

See above. Seller is asking .75 and offer is for .25.

[adamdavidson47]

You are missing the point. That shows up as for sale for .50 to the seller. The .25 is shipping in simplified mode. The card is actually for sale for .50 not .75.

[mjohnatgt]

Yeah, this discussion is about offering 2 cents on $10 cards. Not edge cases where we're arguing over nickels.

[mc1]

Yes. I usually put in a dime to see the minimum, and there are def a couple sellers who allow <50. Once or twice, I have offered like 30-40% because something was overpriced

Wonder why I keep getting this message when I try to save my min offer %

Must be a value between 50 and 100

[Budler]

Yeah, this discussion is about offering 2 cents on $10 cards. Not edge cases where we're arguing over nickels.

I really do not see that happening the way it is set up. Unless it was an error.

I have only sold a few cards. But it is interesting to see Sales listed as 90% off. and then pull up a card and it is only 5% off. Then you have to remember the 90% off is from the SRP. ?? How is it figure if the card has no SRP??? The % off that is shown varies from card to card and from simple mode to advance mode

simple mode shows .50 card at 20% off is .40
Advance mode shows .25 card at 40% of is .15 + .25 for shipping = .40


As a buyer I have give up on looking at the % off. Just at what I have to pay. As a seller I can see it becoming very confusing.

[mc1]

You are missing the point. That shows up as for sale for .50 to the seller. The .25 is shipping in simplified mode. The card is actually for sale for .50 not .75.

Seller has minimum % off at 50. Another one of his cards is listed for sale at 7.25 but you can offer 3.50. Of course seller only allows 50% off, but these guys are trying to tell us he has his settings at some other percentage.

Im still trying to set my min off to less than 50%. Maybe it will go through eventually!

[adamdavidson47]

Seller has minimum % off at 50. Another one of his cards is listed for sale at 7.25 but you can offer 3.50. Of course seller only allows 50% off, but these guys are trying to tell us he has his settings at some other percentage.

Im still trying to set my min off to less than 50%. Maybe it will go through eventually!

You can't, so stop trying

[pfb11]

Wonder why I keep getting this message when I try to save my min offer %

Must be a value between 50 and 100
Perhaps the people I've dealt with set theirs below 50 before the 50-100 rule had been coded into the system

[mc1]

Perhaps the people I've dealt with set theirs below 50 before the 50-100 rule had been coded into the system

Could you list any of these other sellers you claim that allow more than 50% off? The only one being discussed has like 10 cards for sale and if you subtract the .25 shipping fee, is only allowing 50% off.

[pfb11]

Could you list any of these other sellers you claim that allow more than 50% off? The only one being discussed has like 10 cards for sale and if you subtract the .25 shipping fee, is only allowing 50% off.

I would have to click through pages and pages of stuff to find them, and I'm not going to do that just to appease some internet skeptics ;)

[checkoutmydeals]

You can actually make offers of less than 50% off on Callmethevreez's items. On one 50 cent item, it told me the minimum offer is 13 cents. That's really weird.

That being said, it would appear to be some sort of glitch and if the seller was bothered by 75% off offers, they could probably fix it in their settings.

The original poster of this thread initially had the question of why they only received 80% of asking price for an item. Answer: it sold on eBay, and you get 80% of asking price for items you sell on eBay.

Then they expressed consternation because they received a 2 cent offer on a $20 retail item (not sure what it was actually priced at). This, it should be noted, would have to be some sort of glitch, and is not the usual course of business on COMC.

It is true that many buyers on COMC will make offers which are the lowest they can make, but that can be adjusted in the seller's settings. I've never been able to set my settings to accept offers lower than 50% off base asking price, or for lower than 10 cents per offer.

There also seems to be some confusion about sellers who have 90% off sales or who are offering items for 90% off book value. That isn't what is being discussed here. I can price any card at 2 cents and you can buy it. But if I have a card priced at $20, you can't offer 2 cents for it, unless there's some sort of glitch which I haven't been able to replicate.

[sthoemke]

You can actually make offers of less than 50% off on Callmethevreez's items. On one 50 cent item, it told me the minimum offer is 13 cents. That's really weird.

That being said, it would appear to be some sort of glitch and if the seller was bothered by 75% off offers, they could probably fix it in their settings.

The original poster of this thread initially had the question of why they only received 80% of asking price for an item. Answer: it sold on eBay, and you get 80% of asking price for items you sell on eBay.

Then they expressed consternation because they received a 2 cent offer on a $20 retail item (not sure what it was actually priced at). This, it should be noted, would have to be some sort of glitch, and is not the usual course of business on COMC.

It is true that many buyers on COMC will make offers which are the lowest they can make, but that can be adjusted in the seller's settings. I've never been able to set my settings to accept offers lower than 50% off base asking price, or for lower than 10 cents per offer.

There also seems to be some confusion about sellers who have 90% off sales or who are offering items for 90% off book value. That isn't what is being discussed here. I can price any card at 2 cents and you can buy it. But if I have a card priced at $20, you can't offer 2 cents for it, unless there's some sort of glitch which I haven't been able to replicate.

That is because he bought his cards in Simplified Shipping Mode (i.e. he already paid the shipping fee). So... the 25 cent shipping gets factored out (subtracted) from the price of each card, and the amount you can offer is 50% percent of that value. (card $price - 25 cents shipping, divided by 50 percent = lowest offer value).

[checkoutmydeals]

That is because he bought his cards in Simplified Shipping Mode (i.e. he already paid the shipping fee). So... the 25 cent shipping gets factored out (subtracted) from the price of each card, and the amount you can offer is 50% percent of that value. (card $price - 25 cents shipping, divided by 50 percent = lowest offer value).

It shouldn't matter. If I buy in Advanced Shipping Mode, they will get their 25 cents back at that time, and I will not be paying the 25 cents handling until I ship the cards.

Nevertheless, this is just a glitch in the way the numbers are being presented. The seller has not set their offers to accept less than 50% of base price.