COMC Guest Question

[hofs4u]

So, my understanding was that COMC Guests are treated like Amazon and eBay buyers and don't receive the breaks that COMC members do.

I'm currently running a sale and sold a card to a COMC Guest. The card was listed at $39.74 with a 35% discount. I was credited $24.15 ($25.84 sales price - $1.29 transaction fee and - $.40 promotion fee). By contrast, during the sale, I've sold cards on eBay at the non-discounted price. For example, a $10 card sold on eBay (Card was listed at $10, but on sale for $7) and I received the expected $9.50 credit.

Is the COMC Guest getting the sale price, or is COMC double dipping (keeping the sale price difference and charging the additional 15% to the COMC Guest)?

[lunderk]

Everyone receives the sale price. Comc_guest and Ebay. Only thing I can think of is your card sold on ebay before the sale price updated on the ebay website in which case comc would credit you the before sale price.

[Budler]

Using card There are 6 on COMC
2015 Topps Chrome Mini - [Base] - Refractor #111

COMC member .78 HOFs4U card
COMC_quest 1.15 HOFs4U card
E-bay shows only 2 prices 1.17 & 1.39 0q2 & 1i7 sellers

Does that give you any information

[lunderk]

Budler, yes there are increased fees to com_c guest and e-bay but I believe he was referring to his $3 discounted price he offered on the website.

Like if a card is $0.02 comc guest would be pay 0.57 but if you discounted it 50% to 0.01 comc guest would then pay $0.55 in which case the seller would get the 0.01 from the sale and comc guest did in fact pay a discounted price. Ebay works the same but there can be a 15+ minute delay for the updated price to be seen on ebay.

[hofs4u]

Everyone receives the sale price. Comc_guest and Ebay. Only thing I can think of is your card sold on ebay before the sale price updated on the ebay website in which case comc would credit you the before sale price.

I know for a fact that this is wrong. eBay and Amazon do NOT get the sale price. They never did and they still don't. As this is the first time I've sold to a COMC Guest during a sale, I was surprised that it went through at the sales price. My understanding was the whole guest thing was to appease eBay and Amazon that non-members would not get a better price (guaranteed lowest price on eBay/Amazon) on the COMC site.

[hofs4u]

Using card There are 6 on COMC
2015 Topps Chrome Mini - [Base] - Refractor #111

COMC member .78 HOFs4U card
COMC_quest 1.15 HOFs4U card
E-bay shows only 2 prices 1.17 & 1.39 0q2 & 1i7 sellers

Does that give you any information

Thanks, Budler! Unfortunately my copy of the above card is not on eBay. Using your method and one that is I get:

COMC $14.74 discounted to $10.32 https://www.comc.com/Cards/Hockey/1996-97/Rimouski_Oceanic_Quebec_Police_-_Base/4/Vincent_Lecavalier/10911985

eBay $21.48 https://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-97-Rimouski-Oceanic-Quebec-Police-4-Vincent-Lecavalier-QMJHL-Rookie-Card/233087275299?hash=item3645159123:m:mcPDQFqGueUOZ-g335XK9XA:sc:USPSFirstClass!60091!US!-1

COMC Guest $12.41

So the COMC Guests do get the sale price (albeit with the COMC additional fees), but the eBay buyers don't. I wonder if eBay and Amazon know this.