COMC processing update

[OLDPAPER]

Wanted to see if anyone is still experiencing similar concerns....COMC received a shipment from me with a due date for processing on 11/10/2014. We have been led to believe that there is a goal for a 4 week processing time frame and that they are working towards this. Of the approx 1200 cards I sent in...none have been processed yet.

I know that they have until 11/10/2014...I get that....but I cannot help but be concerned that after over 3 weeks...they have not even been started. I do not think that we are every going to get away from this 8 week processing. Maybe I am overreacting...but I do not see much progress from a processing standpoint yet. I expect a few dribs and drabs over the next 4 weeks and then 1000 cards to be processed within the last 3 days of the deadline.

[nordy22]

I don't foresee it being 4 weeks anytime soon or ever honestly. There's a reason they took away 2 week processing and I believe this is why they have a lot of cards incoming and cant get ahead. I have an order due the 6th this month and still over 600 cards yet to pop. I asked Tim at the summit this year about maybe having the different options available again and I think he said they will visit them again in the new year to see if it makes sense for them. I personally HATE the 8 week deal, its way too long and the other option isn't cost effective...........So basically we sit and wait.

[My-Coolectibles]

246870
I still have two batches that were due 5/19 and they still haven't gone through yet.



246871
I had 4 batches that was actually completed earlier than expected.


I noticed that with the large shipments, they HAVE to start working on them earlier. They trickle in a few hundred at a time.

[vikingfan101]

I just had an order at the 8 week level process the day it was due. Around 250 cards were left of the original 470. Have to say I am disappointed as well. It's pretty clear they are delaying processing until the absolute last moment so they don't get half the fees. I understand it says up to 8 weeks, I get that, but it is a bit ridiculous. Overall not very pleased with COMC these days.

[XL5]

Average on my last two (National special and one right before the national) were right around 4 weeks. Granted many were processed in the last week but I also had a lot in the 2nd-3rd weeks.

[jerryw]

theres a reason why I sold my port and had my cards I purchased shipped to me...I had a 2500 card order and the first 7 weeks and 5 days they processed 1000 and the last 2 days they processed 1500.....I do still have a few cards that were due back on 5-19 ( going on 8 months since they received them) when your unhappy you take your ball and you go home...I may give them another chance after the new year but if its anything like this I can surely type up my own auctions (hell even one letter a day and still have them on ebay before the 8 week processing from comc lol)

[Ajax1723]

I've got a 575 card submission due 10/16, and they haven't done any cards from it yet. Have another one to send in but man......

6 months now after the transition, and I feel like this should be back closer to normal than it is...

[OLDPAPER]

I've got a 575 card submission due 10/16, and they haven't done any cards from it yet. Have another one to send in but man......

6 months now after the transition, and I feel like this should be back closer to normal than it is...



Yeah Ajax....my feelings exactly. I think that they are misdirecting a lot of their resources (salaries) into the wrong areas. I have already voiced my displeasure with the concept of an SLP, SRP, whatever. Just process cards correctly and quickly...I want nothing more, nothing less. Not a fan of all of the bells and whistles.

[wphill02]

I've been experiencing the same thing. I had about 230 cards from 2014 Bowman Platinum and about 20 of them went up around the 5-6 weeks mark. The other 210 all went up yesterday which was the due date.

I also have about 180 cards from 2014 Finest and around 20 went up around the 5-6 week mark again and the rest are all due on 10/11 so I'm sure that's when I'll see them.

It's pretty frustrating because I have a batch from Bowman Chrome that will get to them today and they probably won't even get the basic stuff up in time for Black Friday.

[Swipe79]

I've been seeing a pretty consistent pattern with my stuff.

Usually by week four around 50-60% of the cards are completed. Over the next few weeks I may see a few at a time. In the last week (usually last days) I get around 30-40% of what remains added.

I'm really hoping they get closer to four weeks or bring back the 1-month processing service as the long wait time has hurt me on a lot of cards I've sent in (also helped a few).

The hiring of new staff is hopefully a sign that they are planning on improvement in both processing time and identification.

[RS1313]

Im about to hit the 8 week mark on 10/8 and have had 1 card processed out of 200 or so.

[mredsox89]

They never should have said they expected the average time to be 4 weeks. Just say it will be 8 weeks for .25 a card, take the brunt of the criticism then, and be done with it. Once people adjust expectations to 8 weeks, the majority of the complaining would stop.

But since they remain with the "4 week average" claim, and the orders rarely get even a portion done before a 6 week time frame, it just comes across poorly.

I really don't care, I just expect it to be done by the 8 week mark, and that's been the case

[jmscoggin]

They never should have said they expected the average time to be 4 weeks. Just say it will be 8 weeks for .25 a card, take the brunt of the criticism then, and be done with it. Once people adjust expectations to 8 weeks, the majority of the complaining would stop.

But since they remain with the "4 week average" claim, and the orders rarely get even a portion done before a 6 week time frame, it just comes across poorly.

I really don't care, I just expect it to be done by the 8 week mark, and that's been the case

What about the ones that are 5 months over? It is still ok to complain about those, no? I have cards that I submitted in February and they are still sitting unprocessed. I'm not happy that submission fees have increased and submission times have doubled but I can live with that. When they miss a deadline and decide to just ignore those cards at that point, it is an entirely different subject.

[wphill02]

It also doesn't help that with the same fees, not only has the wait time doubled, but it seems like the amount of errors have doubled or tripled as well. I will give them credit that recently, they seem to be correcting them much faster. Of course some errors are worse than others too. If they mistakenly call a Finest orange refractor a regular refractor I understand because they are very hard to tell the difference. But when they label a Bowman Platinum chrome prospect card as a base prospect card when the numbering is completely different then it gets annoying.

[ernieren]

246870
I still have two batches that were due 5/19 and they still haven't gone through yet.



246871
I had 4 batches that was actually completed earlier than expected.


I noticed that with the large shipments, they HAVE to start working on them earlier. They trickle in a few hundred at a time.

Email Moe on this no reason you should have cards from that far back still left .

[mredsox89]

What about the ones that are 5 months over? It is still ok to complain about those, no? I have cards that I submitted in February and they are still sitting unprocessed. I'm not happy that submission fees have increased and submission times have doubled but I can live with that. When they miss a deadline and decide to just ignore those cards at that point, it is an entirely different subject.


Agreed. That's a different subject entirely.

[OLDPAPER]

Agreed. That's a different subject entirely.

I have 4 cards that are in the COMC cosmos that were due in May....I am assuming that they are gone forever even though they keep saying that they will get around to them eventually...whole situation is piss poor.

[SunDevil2422]

I have 3 cards that were due in May still sitting there. I have been sending in a lot fewer cards than in the past, the one 600 card batch I did send in is due 11/14/2014 and exactly zero have been processed.

In addition, sales are down a lot. Not sure if everyone else is experiencing that as well.

[lisu]

Batch Approx. Remaining Due
880434 8 5/21/2014
1084831 337 10/13/2014 - they processed 85 cards from this order
1109311 800 10/28/2014 - they processed 1 card from this order
1111508 200 10/30/2014

I've noticed a definite slowdown.

[sjscout]

THings have been much better for me lately.

That being said I had about 200 cards due tomorrow. 183 just processed. About 60 percent were missing names. THey were oddball Game of thrones cards from Rittenhouse. Since their checklist is on the Rittenhouse site, there is not really any excuse for this.

Overall, things have been way better, but they are not there yet.

[chelseafc11]

246870
I still have two batches that were due 5/19 and they still haven't gone through yet.



246871
I had 4 batches that was actually completed earlier than expected.


I noticed that with the large shipments, they HAVE to start working on them earlier. They trickle in a few hundred at a time.

I'm impressed that your batches that are so overdue are still even in/your dashboard. Mine are not...

[My-Coolectibles]

I'm impressed that your batches that are so overdue are still even in/your dashboard. Mine are not...



Could it be possible that some of them aren't being processed and they have to be returned to you due to damage or other factors?

[chelseafc11]

Could it be possible that some of them aren't being processed and they have to be returned to you due to damage or other factors?

Not at all. That issue was addressed in this thread if you would like to give it a read:

COMC thread (http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ebay-comc-online-selling-shows-paypal-shipping/754142-i-would-normally-not-make-separate-comc-thread-but.html)

[wphill02]

I will give COMC credit in that I hit a 2013 Bowman Draft Kris Bryant Blue auto that they received today and it has already been uploaded(And no I'm not trying to spam it here because it already sold. :)! ). Just wanted to give them some props for that.

Of course they also put my Taveras gold auto with the other gold autos from regular Bowman instead of it actually coming from Bowman Chrome. :rolleyes:

[Casebreaker]

Not happy with how long it's taking these days compared to what it used to be in the past, but I looked at my shipment history and look at all the different types of submissions thry had over the years:

Standard
10 cent priority
Express
1 month test
4 week
2 week
Next day
5th anniversary
Hot list
One month
$70 flat rate
Basic
Premium
$77 flat rate

I think thr standard was 15 cents per card for 8 weeks. Also at one time they had 4 week for either 20 or 25 cents...

[cking]

I've got a 575 card submission due 10/16, and they haven't done any cards from it yet. Have another one to send in but man......

6 months now after the transition, and I feel like this should be back closer to normal than it is...

You need to tell then to get moving. I check out your stuff all the time. Need to see something new.

[NCinCT]

I think one of the more concerning things for me is that there hasn't been any new challenges in days for what I can tell (maybe close to a week). Shouldn't that be an indicator of new inventory coming into the company that need to be processed? I can't imagine that nothing new has come in a week? Maybe I have missed something, but it just strikes me as a little odd.

[jerryw]

I will give COMC credit in that I hit a 2013 Bowman Draft Kris Bryant Blue auto that they received today and it has already been uploaded(And no I'm not trying to spam it here because it already sold. :)! ). Just wanted to give them some props for that.

Of course they also put my Taveras gold auto with the other gold autos from regular Bowman instead of it actually coming from Bowman Chrome. :rolleyes:




faster they get it up to the site the less they are waiting for their 20% chunk if you cash out lol

[jjj5278]

I think one of the more concerning things for me is that there hasn't been any new challenges in days for what I can tell (maybe close to a week). Shouldn't that be an indicator of new inventory coming into the company that need to be processed? I can't imagine that nothing new has come in a week? Maybe I have missed something, but it just strikes me as a little odd.

I haven't seen any challenges in awhile and no leaders on the leaderboard either. I have also submitted LOTS of Edits and none have been touched since late August. I don't think I'll be sending anymore cards in for awhile. :(

[Swipe79]

You may want to reconsider as Black Friday sales generate a ton of movement on cards. I've been sending in stuff as fast as I can pick it up in the last few weeks.

Not having challenges isn't a big issue, but missing card information is frustrating. I will point out that missing information hasn't kept cards from selling for me or kept me from buying a card.

I haven't seen any challenges in awhile and no leaders on the leaderboard either. I have also submitted LOTS of Edits and none have been touched since late August. I don't think I'll be sending anymore cards in for awhile. :(

[jjj5278]

You may want to reconsider as Black Friday sales generate a ton of movement on cards. I've been sending in stuff as fast as I can pick it up in the last few weeks.

Not having challenges isn't a big issue, but missing card information is frustrating. I will point out that missing information hasn't kept cards from selling for me or kept me from buying a card.

None of my missing information or mis-listed cards have sold. A bunch of my sales have come through Amazon but that dried up and I haven't sold one through them for over a week. I don't have too many missing information cards though.
I also don't have enough cards to send in for Black Friday and they probably won't get processed in time anyway if I did have anything. I only have a handful of cards to send in, so the 100 minimum will work against me too.

[sjscout]

You may want to reconsider as Black Friday sales generate a ton of movement on cards. I've been sending in stuff as fast as I can pick it up in the last few weeks.

Not having challenges isn't a big issue, but missing card information is frustrating. I will point out that missing information hasn't kept cards from selling for me or kept me from buying a card.

this is a bs statement.

Yes, you may sell a card that says missing,

but if you have a Joe Schmoe card listed as Missing, and the buyer searches for JOE Schmoe, its not gonna come up in the results. And they will not find it.

not pickin on you but what I am really saying swipe, is that we should not be paying full price for 8 weeks of holding our cards and listing them with missing names

Things have gotten way better. My best sales since april were in September. But their are still issues. Many issues. I just waited 8 weeks to have 60 percent of my submissions listed with missing information

[Bergyscup]

What is the wait time when buying from COMC?Is it about the same as buying from ebay?I have never bought from COMC but see some interesting cards I need for my Bergeron collection but I hate waiting too long getting cards.

[sjscout]

What is the wait time when buying from COMC?Is it about the same as buying from ebay?I have never bought from COMC but see some interesting cards I need for my Bergeron collection but I hate waiting too long getting cards.

It all depends.

One of the great benefits of COMC is that you can buy many cards over a period of time, hold them there, and then ship them all at once for 3.00

Once you request shipment, you usually receive your cards within one week, depending on where you are. They also have other options you can choose should you want the items faster.

[checkoutmydeals]

In my experience, if I ask for priority shipping, the order will be processed the next business day, and the package will arrive fairly quickly.

If I ask for regular shipping, the order will be processed one week later, or possibly one week plus one business day later, and the package will arrive a few days after that.

There is an advantage on COMC of shipping 100 cards in the same calendar month (you get a $5 credit in your account), so I usually wait until I have 100 items before I request shipping.

[Tvanho]

I posted this as a thread a while ago, but I've come to realize that I'd much rather have COMC deal with the hassle of cards than myself. I still am going to sell on ebay, but I am worried anytime I send a card out that I'm going to get screwed by a bad buyer. I dont have to worry about that on COMC....I just have to worry about other things.

Ive got my very first shimpent thats due 16 Novmber, so I havent experienced it as much at the old timers, but while it sucks that I have to wait a while for the cards to show, the peace of mind of not getting screwed out of a $100 card makes me feel better about COMC for now.

[OLDPAPER]

I posted this as a thread a while ago, but I've come to realize that I'd much rather have COMC deal with the hassle of cards than myself. I still am going to sell on ebay, but I am worried anytime I send a card out that I'm going to get screwed by a bad buyer. I dont have to worry about that on COMC....I just have to worry about other things.

Ive got my very first shimpent thats due 16 Novmber, so I havent experienced it as much at the old timers, but while it sucks that I have to wait a while for the cards to show, the peace of mind of not getting screwed out of a $100 card makes me feel better about COMC for now.


COMC sure does have many benefits as a seller over Ebay/Sportlots etc...and that has all been discussed ad nauseum. Each site has it's benefits. I will never sell on Ebay again because the seller has no protection and I cannot justify the fees. I use my COMC credit to usually purchase other cards, so the fees are not too big an issue. I have cashed out before...and will again..and the fees hurt.

COMC makes a lot of decisions that make us scratch our head, but I agree that they are the best option out there...just not optimizing their potential and trying to do too many things that does not enhance the core purpose of the site, IMHO

[Swipe79]

You're right, it's not totally correct as I stated it. I do sell cards with missing information - people browsing sets or my port I would guess are making that purchase. Having missing information keeps people doing specific searches (like Joe Schmoe) would miss out on my card.

I also agree that having missing information is unfair to us as sellers - I had the last of my most recent batch missing names. They had the card for eight weeks (minus 2 days) - it should be reasonable to expect the full information after they've taken the full amount of time to complete the task.

I was just trying to point out that even with missing information a card will sell (though not as well with all information), as the person I was responding to was in despair mode.

this is a bs statement.

Yes, you may sell a card that says missing,

but if you have a Joe Schmoe card listed as Missing, and the buyer searches for JOE Schmoe, its not gonna come up in the results. And they will not find it.

not pickin on you but what I am really saying swipe, is that we should not be paying full price for 8 weeks of holding our cards and listing them with missing names

Things have gotten way better. My best sales since april were in September. But their are still issues. Many issues. I just waited 8 weeks to have 60 percent of my submissions listed with missing information

[Swipe79]

It looks like you have 300 cards (give or take) in your port, you will have dry spells (I have them with around 2,500 cards). I don't think the missing information is the prime reason you are not selling a card right now - you just need to be patient and if the card is priced well, a buyer will pick it up eventually.

None of my missing information or mis-listed cards have sold. A bunch of my sales have come through Amazon but that dried up and I haven't sold one through them for over a week. I don't have too many missing information cards though.
I also don't have enough cards to send in for Black Friday and they probably won't get processed in time anyway if I did have anything. I only have a handful of cards to send in, so the 100 minimum will work against me too.

[sjscout]

You're right, it's not totally correct as I stated it. I do sell cards with missing information - people browsing sets or my port I would guess are making that purchase. Having missing information keeps people doing specific searches (like Joe Schmoe) would miss out on my card.

I also agree that having missing information is unfair to us as sellers - I had the last of my most recent batch missing names. They had the card for eight weeks (minus 2 days) - it should be reasonable to expect the full information after they've taken the full amount of time to complete the task.

I was just trying to point out that even with missing information a card will sell (though not as well with all information), as the person I was responding to was in despair mode.

GOT ya! Things have been really picking up sales wise lately, and most of the previous issues the s=ite had are now just an afterthought!

Sure would like to see TIM (hint hint), send some people out to The Philly show in December The Philly Show: The Philadelphia Sportscard & Memorabilia Show (http://www.phillyshow.com/) The advertising alone would be great. Hell i am sure a bunch of us locals could volunteer to help or give testimonials!

[Bergyscup]

I have bought lots of cards from Sport Lots and I do love that site,Ebay as a seller is high with fees but I do buy lots of cards off Ebay.Going to try COMC and see if I like or not.
Do the make an offers usually work as in lower than book price?

[sjscout]

I have bought lots of cards from Sport Lots and I do love that site,Ebay as a seller is high with fees but I do buy lots of cards off Ebay.Going to try COMC and see if I like or not.
Do the make an offers usually work as in lower than book price?

Not sure if i am following, but you rarely ever pay book price on COMC.
When they had the beckett relationship, my monthly sales averaged about 55 percent off of book. Now with SRP ( and in its a development stage), i am averaging about 66 percent off srp fwiw

[tyrodsports]

They beat my targeted dates. However, it appeared they did batch updates on cards that were the same (2014 chrome). This created the race to the bottom faster than normal. Honestly, we all complain about how slow they are-yet everyone keeps shipping off cards (me included) so I guess it can't be that bad. My sales have been getting better each month so I hope that is a sign of a good future.

[tyrodsports]

You may want to reconsider as Black Friday sales generate a ton of movement on cards. I've been sending in stuff as fast as I can pick it up in the last few weeks.

Not having challenges isn't a big issue, but missing card information is frustrating. I will point out that missing information hasn't kept cards from selling for me or kept me from buying a card.


Agree and agree: I love spending my money on these deals.

[Bergyscup]

Not sure if i am following, but you rarely ever pay book price on COMC.
When they had the beckett relationship, my monthly sales averaged about 55 percent off of book. Now with SRP ( and in its a development stage), i am averaging about 66 percent off srp fwiw

Ok so a card I am interested in has a price of $150.00.First I guess I need to purchase store credit so kinda wondering how much should I buy to get that card by an offer.Maybe $75. or $50.??

[jefflasvegas]

Ok so a card I am interested in has a price of $150.00.First I guess I need to purchase store credit so kinda wondering how much should I buy to get that card by an offer.Maybe $75. or $50.??

All offers must be at least 50% of the asking price. Some sellers won't accept 50% offers. So, at a minimum you should have $75 to make an offer on a $150 card.

[GA0]

Just reached the one month mark on two submissions with each having over 1000 cards (Due 11/6 and 11/8). One card was a jumbo in toploader that got separated, moved to premium, and got uploaded in 3 days. Other than that, no other cards have been added.

I'm kinda miffed as I had a bit of 2014 Football (Topps+Prestige), and with the way COMC has been doing their uploads (by set/product, it seems), I thought i'd be able to at least catch the early upload of 2014 FB products. I guess not, and when they finally do get uploaded, i'll probably have to price those cards at like .10 to stand a chance at selling lol.

Oh well, i'll get over it, just venting. But i'm a little sad that at the halfway point, not even a single card has been uploaded (besides the one that got upgraded to premum).

[OLDPAPER]

Same thing here....I have about 1200 cards due 11/10 and none have been uploaded yet....not seeing any progress...I guess I will have 1000 cards upload on 11/9-10...all of the BS about processing times improving is just that...BS

[CardMonopoly]

I have about 250 cards which are due on October 15 at the basic processing level.

One week ago, only 1 card was processed.

Today I was notified that about 25 more cards were processed.

That leaves about 225 cards still to be processed within the next week if COMC is going to hit their 2 month deadline.

[Swipe79]

Here are my completion rates currently:

5/144 - Due 10/11
22/193 - Due 10/24
0/104 - Due 11/19
0/179 - Due 11/22
0/106 - Due 11/26

Trying to decide if I want to send in a large bunch of Pokemon card my son wants to get rid of. Does anyone have any experience with how these sell? They would all be newer issues from 2013/2014.

[OLDPAPER]

Here are my completion rates currently:

5/144 - Due 10/11
22/193 - Due 10/24
0/104 - Due 11/19
0/179 - Due 11/22
0/106 - Due 11/26

Trying to decide if I want to send in a large bunch of Pokemon card my son wants to get rid of. Does anyone have any experience with how these sell? They would all be newer issues from 2013/2014.


WOW...based on your batch due on 10/11....things are getting worse...not better. Get ready to price a bunch of cards about 9pm on 10/11...lol

[Swipe79]

Much lower percentage wise for these batches than on any in recent memory. I send in smaller batches more often, so pricing isn't much of an issue for me. My guess is I will see it completed 10/9 or 10/10 all at once.

WOW...based on your batch due on 10/11....things are getting worse...not better. Get ready to price a bunch of cards about 9pm on 10/11...lol

[basezloaded]

Batch 1090753 0/100 10/17/14
Batch 1097942 22/100 10/22/14
Batch 1108687 0/100 10/28/14
Batch 1116127 0/100 11/03/14
Batch 1125302 0/100 11/10/14
Batch 1136653 0/100 11/19/14
Batch 1142588 0/100 11/24/14

[sjscout]

0/116 due 10/20
0/320 due 10/23
0/110 due 11/10
0/99 due 11/10
0/102 due 11/13

I think the issue is that most of my stuff is new product, and they are not ready to add it yet since they do not have it in their database. THe downside of this is that everyones cards of same type (2014 certified/2014topps fb) get added the same time and the value plummets fast.

[My-Coolectibles]

0/1,275 due 11/22/2014
0/2,235 due 11/22/2014
0/2,177 due 11/22/2014
0/2,031 due 11/22/2014
0/536 due 11/22/2014
0/494 due 11/22/2014

Last time I sent a batch like this, they were actually all processed on time.

[OLDPAPER]

LOL...got all excited when I got an email from COMC letting me know that I had some cards ready to price...3 out of 4 cards that were due on 5/17/2014 were finally loaded...smh

[chelseafc11]

LOL...got all excited when I got an email from COMC letting me know that I had some cards ready to price...3 out of 4 cards that were due on 5/17/2014 were finally loaded...smh

I hope that means some of my absurdly overdue cards will be processed soon!

On a thread related note, about 75% of my batches (if not higher) were entirely processed the night before deadline day.

On an unrelated thread note, I have had some pretty good sales, with a LOT of them being for the asking price, no offers. Can't complain about that I suppose!

[Swipe79]

Update:

The group due 10/11 finished last night (10/8) and I now have 30/193 in the group due 10/24. No movement on the others.

Here are my completion rates currently:

5/144 - Due 10/11
22/193 - Due 10/24
0/104 - Due 11/19
0/179 - Due 11/22
0/106 - Due 11/26

Trying to decide if I want to send in a large bunch of Pokemon card my son wants to get rid of. Does anyone have any experience with how these sell? They would all be newer issues from 2013/2014.

[OLDPAPER]

Guess they intend on taking the whole 8 weeks

0/400 11/10/2014
0/449 11/10/2014
0/336 11/10/2014

[Ajax1723]

Only at around 30/575 done on my 10/16 duedate order.....which I might add, was primarily new-ish stuff.

[chelseafc11]

I just had a second item returned to my account THIS WEEK. I win...

[cyndeeg3]

Wanted to see if anyone is still experiencing similar concerns....COMC received a shipment from me with a due date for processing on 11/10/2014. We have been led to believe that there is a goal for a 4 week processing time frame and that they are working towards this. Of the approx 1200 cards I sent in...none have been processed yet.

I know that they have until 11/10/2014...I get that....but I cannot help but be concerned that after over 3 weeks...they have not even been started. I do not think that we are every going to get away from this 8 week processing. Maybe I am overreacting...but I do not see much progress from a processing standpoint yet. I expect a few dribs and drabs over the next 4 weeks and then 1000 cards to be processed within the last 3 days of the deadline.

8 week will likely be the norm and YES, it will happen exactly as you described... 1 item one day, 3 items one day, nothing for a week, then 3 random cards, followed by 8 cards, week later, 1 card will be added, then the remaining 1,168 will be done on due date.

My understanding was that "higher end" or "valued" cards would be posted with priority, that is definitely not the case - wish it was, would only make sense to load up the best cards first.

[cyndeeg3]

LOL...got all excited when I got an email from COMC letting me know that I had some cards ready to price...3 out of 4 cards that were due on 5/17/2014 were finally loaded...smh

I also received a notice weeks ago that "partial deposit" email they send out every few days... Then, I went to check my status, for an order due on 10/5, the email was received on 9/23. On 9/23, it said 99% completed, the next day, it was back to 32% but only 11 of the 183 cards (a whopping 6%) were actually available for sale.

[chezball]

I also received a notice weeks ago that "partial deposit" email they send out every few days... Then, I went to check my status, for an order due on 10/5, the email was received on 9/23. On 9/23, it said 99% completed, the next day, it was back to 32% but only 11 of the 183 cards (a whopping 6%) were actually available for sale.

It has been stated numerous times by Moe that those percentages don't mean anything.

[Tvanho]

It has been stated numerous times by Moe that those percentages don't mean anything.

I realized this pretty quick. I got a 5% complete on there as soon as my cards got there, and then 4 weeks later, still 0/131 processed, they bumped it up to 10% complete for no known reason.

[jerryw]

last over due card finally populated...I sold it for .50 just to get rid of it and it was for sale for all of 30 seconds before purchased (sold my port awhile back and this was all I was waiting on) it was a lamar odom gu card lol

[jjj5278]

It has been stated numerous times by Moe that those percentages don't mean anything.

It worked perfect for my submission. Every time it went up cards populated, etc. I had read it wasn't accurate but it sure seemed spot on w/ my submission.

[Bergyscup]

I ended up buying some cards from COMC and I was very pleased with the results I got my cards within days of ordering them,very professional in my opinion.The only difference is I collect only Bergeron cards and the new issues I can get on Ebay as they come out but I don't see that on COMC,I will use both but really enjoy going through my wants and making offers.

[OLDPAPER]

Guess they intend on taking the whole 8 weeks

0/400 11/10/2014
0/449 11/10/2014
0/336 11/10/2014

no update from these submissions....

[GA0]

Stuff started popping up, finally.

0/1077 11/6/14
40/1497 11/8/14

[Jonathon M]

I have over 300 cards due 11/6 and I am yet to have a single one processed.... Guess they'll all pop up a few days to a day before the deadline missing info.... Guess they've been too busy working on the new site design

[Swipe79]

Updated Stats

144/144 - Due 10/11 (Completed 10/8)
51/193 - Due 10/24 (Getting a handful a day on this one)
0/104 - Due 11/19
0/179 - Due 11/22
0/106 - Due 11/26
0/603 - Due 12/4

The part of me that wants to be optimistic is hoping that some of the stuff in that batch due 12/4 gets uploaded prior to Black Friday. Would be nice to have that inventory as part of the sale.

Here are my completion rates currently:

5/144 - Due 10/11
22/193 - Due 10/24
0/104 - Due 11/19
0/179 - Due 11/22
0/106 - Due 11/26

Trying to decide if I want to send in a large bunch of Pokemon card my son wants to get rid of. Does anyone have any experience with how these sell? They would all be newer issues from 2013/2014.

[GA0]

Stuff started popping up, finally.

0/1077 11/6/14
40/1497 11/8/14
Looks like stuff is dropping every night now.

40/1066 11/6/14
137/1497 11/8/14

As I feared, though, everyone else is getting their cards in at the same time, and quickly "race to the bottom"ing each other to the point where I can't even post a price on a card and be top 5 lowest price on it (Why would you honestly spend .25 on a card just to sell it for .10, when the next highest is $1?)

I heard you can get your processing fees back if you donate cards to the Charity account, is that true?

[SunDevil2422]

I have a 600 card batch due on 11/14...still nothing uploaded.

[k13]

They process the mailbox cards into your inventory rather fast.....hmm

[My-Coolectibles]

000/1,275 due 11/22/2014
000/2,235 due 11/22/2014
000/2,177 due 11/22/2014
000/2,031 due 11/22/2014
000/536 due 11/22/2014
000/494 due 11/22/2014


I'm surprised none of mine have populated yet since its such a large batch. I hope I don't get it all the week of 11/22

[SunDevil2422]

000/1,275 due 11/22/2014
000/2,235 due 11/22/2014
000/2,177 due 11/22/2014
000/2,031 due 11/22/2014
000/536 due 11/22/2014
000/494 due 11/22/2014


I'm surprised none of mine have populated yet since its such a large batch. I hope I don't get it all the week of 11/22

That's a lot of cards! Most of them will upload that last week...get ready to do some pricing!

[My-Coolectibles]

That's a lot of cards! Most of them will upload that last week...get ready to do some pricing!

That's what I'm afraid of. I don't want to price 8000+ cards in one week. Almost 95% of it is 90's inserts and most aren't on ebay or show up often.

[MoeCOMC]

They process the mailbox cards into your inventory rather fast.....hmm

Well, that's because Mailbox cards are processed via the Premium service, which sees your cards deposited into your portfolio in 1-3 days. So, no real mystery there...

[Jonathon M]

That's a lot of cards! Most of them will upload that last week...get ready to do some pricing!

And a HEAP of edits!!!!

[CardMonopoly]

Basic Processing

191/191 due 10/13/2014

COMC hit their 8 week deadline with my cards even though it came down to the very last day.

[OLDPAPER]

Had 75-80 finally upload today...almost forgot how to price cards....most appear to be correct except an 98-99 CO-Signers Antawn Jamison auto listed as Angela Jackson...no excuse for that, but I am sure that there will be one...maybe it will get fixed before Christmas...nice to see some progress...

[basezloaded]

My my viewpoint, they're catching up decently. My old backlog and National are gone, currently due is processed and 1/2 of those due next week. That's progress from where I stand.

Batch 1090753 100/100 10/17/14 (00/100 as of 10/7 and all completed as of 10/14)
Batch 1097942 048/100 10/22/14 (22/100 as of 10/7)
Batch 1108687 000/103 10/28/14 (I send in 100/wk, unsure of change from 10/7)
Batch 1116127 000/104 11/03/14
Batch 1125302 000/109 11/10/14
Batch 1136653 000/100 11/19/14
Batch 1142588 000/100 11/24/14

[Ajax1723]

Finally had the rest of mine come in last night.....but still, I had no cards from this batch process until week 6, event the newer stuff. My newest stuff didn't process until yesterday.

[SunDevil2422]

Finally had the rest of mine come in last night.....but still, I had no cards from this batch process until week 6, event the newer stuff. My newest stuff didn't process until yesterday.

There is no rhyme or reason to what order items get processed in that I can see. I wish they offered something like 35 cent 4 week processing.

[swilson]

I thought COMC gave discounts when items hit your account but had the [???] next to it. Are they charging full price even with the incorrect data now? Or were they not doing anything in the first place.

[XL5]

I thought COMC gave discounts when items hit your account but had the [???] next to it. Are they charging full price even with the incorrect data now? Or were they not doing anything in the first place.

They weren't discounting processing for cards with incomplete data. I think, but I'm not sure, they were waiving storage fees.

[MoeCOMC]

They weren't discounting processing for cards with incomplete data. I think, but I'm not sure, they were waiving storage fees.

To clarify this - If the card is processed and deposited, you'll be charged a processing fee. But, any cards with missing or incomplete data will have their storage fees waived until the data is added to the card.

[OLDPAPER]

I thought COMC gave discounts when items hit your account but had the [???] next to it. Are they charging full price even with the incorrect data now? Or were they not doing anything in the first place.



No..COMC charges you full price even though they have not completed their obligation of properly labeling the card. They also charge you full price when they have labeled the card incorrectly. It is YOUR responsibility to label the card correctly and send it to them as an edit. It will be corrected sometime between now and the next millennium.

[Tvanho]

There is no rhyme or reason to what order items get processed in that I can see. I wish they offered something like 35 cent 4 week processing.

How does 50 cent 4 week processing sound for ya? Its their special going on right now, if you hadnt heard.

[NeilCO]

113 of my estimated 1,300 cards due 11/19 were processed today. I am a bit concerned that it now says I have an estimated 601 cards remaining in that batch. I didnt do an exact count but I packed three full 550 count boxes... Worried they may have lost one. I also have a batch around the same size (estimated 1,400 cards) due the following day, which has had zero process so far.

[Jonathon M]

I have had 11 cards processed out of 305 due 11/6.... Not sure why they advertise 2-8 week window.... I get that as long as its under 8 weeks they are upholding their end of the deal, but it is a bit dissapointing, especially if it all drops last minute with missing data (which they dont charge storage fees on, which means they have 3 MONTHS to fix without losing any $$$$ :()

[Tvanho]

113 of my estimated 1,300 cards due 11/19 were processed today. I am a bit concerned that it now says I have an estimated 601 cards remaining in that batch. I didnt do an exact count but I packed three full 550 count boxes... Worried they may have lost one. I also have a batch around the same size (estimated 1,400 cards) due the following day, which has had zero process so far.

Dang thats alot of cards to send in. Im too paranoid not too take full count of all my cards before sending them in. I even make up a little inventory so I could check against the cards that they put up to make sure they don't miss any. I don't trust any company that much to just take their word for it.

[Swipe79]

I had a bunch of smallish groups of cards that went live today. Had a premium submission that arrived today and had 2/4 processed by this evening. I think I ended up having 40-50 new cards today after it was all said and done.

[NeilCO]

Dang thats alot of cards to send in. Im too paranoid not too take full count of all my cards before sending them in. I even make up a little inventory so I could check against the cards that they put up to make sure they don't miss any. I don't trust any company that much to just take their word for it.

It's probably a good idea to take full inventory. I take note of a lot of the stuff I send in, just not all of it. They've processed all that I expected them to in past batches, but I may start taking full inventory so I can be sure.

[My-Coolectibles]

000/1,275 due 11/22/2014
000/2,235 due 11/22/2014
000/2,177 due 11/22/2014
000/2,031 due 11/22/2014
000/536 due 11/22/2014
000/494 due 11/22/2014

Not one card populated yet and it's been a month. Pricing them all at once is going to suck.

[nordy22]

000/1,275 due 11/22/2014
000/2,235 due 11/22/2014
000/2,177 due 11/22/2014
000/2,031 due 11/22/2014
000/536 due 11/22/2014
000/494 due 11/22/2014

Not one card populated yet and it's been a month. Pricing them all at once is going to suck.

that makes me sick, I don't like pricing a couple hundred at a time, let alone that mess above, lol

[OLDPAPER]

000/1,275 due 11/22/2014
000/2,235 due 11/22/2014
000/2,177 due 11/22/2014
000/2,031 due 11/22/2014
000/536 due 11/22/2014
000/494 due 11/22/2014

Not one card populated yet and it's been a month. Pricing them all at once is going to suck.

Amazing...but not really. What will be a bigger pain in the ass is correcting all of their careless mistakes. Cards that are not shown as numbered but actually are...cards that are not designated as autographed...but actually are...all of the nonsense with missing names and ??? ....pour yourself a stiff drink when they start to load because it is going to be a nightmare...good luck to you.

[chezball]

Amazing...but not really. What will be a bigger pain in the ass is correcting all of their careless mistakes. Cards that are not shown as numbered but actually are...cards that are not designated as autographed...but actually are...all of the nonsense with missing names and ??? ....pour yourself a stiff drink when they start to load because it is going to be a nightmare...good luck to you.
How do you handle it if some one doesn't drink or do drugs?

[OLDPAPER]

How do you handle it if some one doesn't drink or do drugs?

Since I do not do either, either...not sure....COMC requires a lot of patience...which I am running out of...but still keep sending in cards...my current batch will be the last one for quite some time.

[GA0]

It's probably a good idea to take full inventory. I take note of a lot of the stuff I send in, just not all of it. They've processed all that I expected them to in past batches, but I may start taking full inventory so I can be sure.

that has me worried now, my 1400 card batch I didn't count exactly. I just used 4 550 boxes, counted out one box (350 cards) and multiplied that by 4 since all the boxes had similar cards. They keep updating the total cards in the batch during processing, so I guess that's good I have more than estimated.

As for my latest update:

100/1087 11/6/14
199/1470 11/8/14

About 2 weeks left, if they all drop at 11:59 on the due dates before midnight i'm gonna lose it.

[OLDPAPER]

Submitted Left to process Due Date


400 371 11/10/2014
336 316 11/10/2014
449 363 11/10/2014


Here is my update....I have complete confidence that they will get these done by 11/10....however just about all will be completed 11/8-10....so much for that four week goal....

[mschub]

Bumping this thread to ask: has anyone else noticed an uptick in cards being processed without accurate information? I certainly don't have enough cards to create a meaningful sample, but a frustratingly large percentage of the cards I've had processed in the last few days (a larger percentage than usual) have contained missing or incorrect information. I do recognize (to the extent any of us can, having never attempted such a thing) the scope of the catalog-construction task, and I've made a lot of allowances therefor, but it's frustrating to see things moving the wrong direction this late in the game.

(As well, at least one of the cards (http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/2005/Donruss_Greats_/S-2/Missing/2767018) has a missing-name correction that's been pending since August 22. It's only a $4 card, but their processors are presumably able to do at least several hundred name corrections per day, and surely a $4 card can't be more than a few thousand lines down the list when you sort the pending corrections by card value. So why was this correction not made during the month [September?] when correction requests were made a priority?)

[OLDPAPER]

uptick? No...their inaccuracy has been pretty consistent....still getting cards with missing information, missing serial numbers and labeled incorrectly...less cards with missing info than before...still plenty with wrong information however.

[SunDevil2422]

My experience lately has been that they don't even touch the stuff until right at or right before the 4 week mark. Once that 4 week mark hits, there is a pretty steady flow until the 8 week mark.

that has me worried now, my 1400 card batch I didn't count exactly. I just used 4 550 boxes, counted out one box (350 cards) and multiplied that by 4 since all the boxes had similar cards. They keep updating the total cards in the batch during processing, so I guess that's good I have more than estimated.

As for my latest update:

100/1087 11/6/14
199/1470 11/8/14

About 2 weeks left, if they all drop at 11:59 on the due dates before midnight i'm gonna lose it.

[OLDPAPER]

Latest update...all cards due 11/10

250/400 11/10/2014 209/449 11/10/2014

289/336 11/10/2014

Looks like a busy few days ahead....the number to the left are the ones that still need to be processed out of the original amount

[GA0]

1064/1064 (2 returned) 11/6/14 Completed 11/5/14
1464/1498 11/8/14

Right at the buzzer. At least 70 cards with missing info from the completed batch though, not sure if that's a good ratio. And I wish the processing team would give details on why a card is being returned or even what the card is, I had a Red Jumbo Prestige Rookie of Derek Carr in the batch that didn't show up, now i'm wondering if it's either being returned or lost in the void.

[ernieren]

Seems like the new system has really put them behind. I put in a 235 card order that is due 11/19 with 90 cards left . Like others have said they waited until right at the four week mark before anything was started. I also had a few issues with the grading side they missed sending in a card for grading i submitted on 7/29 took until 10/10 for that card to end up getting submitted. but other cards from before then and after have went in and came back. I won't get a credit for the error no big deal but they need to fix the system on grading as well.

As for missing info my stuff has some missing but i noticed more with the full info than without.

[OLDPAPER]

350 cards uploaded all at once....a lot are missing info or are not correct....but at least they finally got around to them...only took 7 1/2 weeks

[brandonlec]

Tons and tons and tons of cards are popping up for me these past few days!

-Brandon

[SunDevil2422]

350 cards uploaded all at once....a lot are missing info or are not correct....but at least they finally got around to them...only took 7 1/2 weeks

They really need to change the 2-8 weeks that they advertise. It is not accurate.

[SunDevil2422]

1064/1064 (2 returned) 11/6/14 Completed 11/5/14
1464/1498 11/8/14

Right at the buzzer. At least 70 cards with missing info from the completed batch though, not sure if that's a good ratio. And I wish the processing team would give details on why a card is being returned or even what the card is, I had a Red Jumbo Prestige Rookie of Derek Carr in the batch that didn't show up, now i'm wondering if it's either being returned or lost in the void.

I've had several lost in the void, kind of scary. I take pics of everything I send in now just in case.

[NeilCO]

Tons and tons and tons of cards are popping up for me these past few days!

-Brandon

I've had ~2,000 pop in the past 48 hours, which is a ton for me. I always enjoy getting new cards to price and watching my inventory stats change.

[GA0]

I've had several lost in the void, kind of scary. I take pics of everything I send in now just in case.

That's unfortunate. I have a few more 1000+ card shipments to send in, so while taking pics sounds like a chore, it looks like I have to.

[OLDPAPER]

I have had about 100 cards from a group that is not due until 12/29 process over the past few days...that is pretty encouraging..it was a small submission...maybe 500 cards

[Ajax1723]

I have had about 100 cards from a group that is not due until 12/29 process over the past few days...that is pretty encouraging..it was a small submission...maybe 500 cards

I also had 145 of my 575 card submission due the 31st of December pop the other day.

[XL5]

Processing has been good for my late December due-date batch. 79 of 162. Been a handful processing every day after an initial 20-30 I think.

[OLDPAPER]

I am seeing quite the improvement in processing with my latest batch...not due until 12/29 but seeing about 30-40 cards a day uploaded

[jbrandonw]

I don't understand how you guys can say they completed your submission when a lot of them are still listed wrong if at all.

[cardsrus1]

I don't understand how you guys can say they completed your submission when a lot of them are still listed wrong if at all.

They have actually been good about finishing my cards this time around. If anything is wrong or missing I report it and it is usually fixed within a day. To my knowledge, everything I have added in the last month is 100% complete and accurate.

[XL5]

They've really been moving on the submissions but I sent in a 2014 Sparkle and even wrote on the penny sleeve that it was a sparkle and circled the sparkle. They listed it as a regular.

I kind of count on them to find and identify SPs and variations for me, not the other way around.

[SunDevil2422]

They've really been moving on the submissions but I sent in a 2014 Sparkle and even wrote on the penny sleeve that it was a sparkle and circled the sparkle. They listed it as a regular.

I kind of count on them to find and identify SPs and variations for me, not the other way around.

Processing speed has been absolutely fantastic the last couple of weeks, which is great. I'm with you though, you have to be really careful with SP and Variations because they do not always identify those correctly.

[Swipe79]

Make sure you report it right away - I had a few that this happened to and they fixed them quickly.

I've also been including a little slip in the penny sleeve telling them if it is a Sparkle, Photo, or Saber SP. The last four or five were listed correctly, but it may depend on who is doing the processing at the time.

They've really been moving on the submissions but I sent in a 2014 Sparkle and even wrote on the penny sleeve that it was a sparkle and circled the sparkle. They listed it as a regular.

I kind of count on them to find and identify SPs and variations for me, not the other way around.

[cardsrus1]

Make sure you report it right away - I had a few that this happened to and they fixed them quickly.

I've also been including a little slip in the penny sleeve telling them if it is a Sparkle, Photo, or Saber SP. The last four or five were listed correctly, but it may depend on who is doing the processing at the time.

You can write on the sleeve, send them a note, tell them in person, none of it matters. I was just informed yesterday that they have a new "policy" where they will not include a cards print run unless it is listed on the card. Odd considering I have had to report over 100 cards in the last month where they did not even include the serial number. Needless to say that is the last straw for me, I am done sending cards in. I am starting to mark cards to ship back now.

[MoeCOMC]

They've really been moving on the submissions but I sent in a 2014 Sparkle and even wrote on the penny sleeve that it was a sparkle and circled the sparkle. They listed it as a regular.

I kind of count on them to find and identify SPs and variations for me, not the other way around.

Just to touch base on this - if the cards arrive in penny sleeves, they'll be removed from those sleeves, as part of the processing service. So, writing anything on the sleeve is a fruitless endeavor, as the ID team won't see your note.

[XL5]

Just to touch base on this - if the cards arrive in penny sleeves, they'll be removed from those sleeves, as part of the processing service. So, writing anything on the sleeve is a fruitless endeavor, as the ID team won't see your note.

Good to know. Do they check for sparkles or is it something that needs to be reported?

[MoeCOMC]

Good to know. Do they check for sparkles or is it something that needs to be reported?

The sorting team will try to catch these things, but it doesn't always happen; your best bet is to know when you send these cards in, and if they get deposited with incorrect information, contact us as soon as possible and do NOT offer the card for sale until the info is corrected.

[vikingfan101]

Any updates on processing time? Was thinking of sending another 500-1000 card batch in but if it's still taking the full 8 weeks I probably won't bother.

[jerryw]

Any updates on processing time? Was thinking of sending another 500-1000 card batch in but if it's still taking the full 8 weeks I probably won't bother.



wouldn't mind knowing this answer as well...I only shipped 20 cards to comc in the past few month (used the premium service and they were done on time) but I refuse to use the standard service until it gets back down to 4-6 weeks as the norm....I have 3 collections I have bought and sorted and packaged to be shipped but I wont wait 2 months anymore just to have most the cards uploaded with errors or incomplete

[OLDPAPER]

It has gotten better for me with most cards up within the 4-6 week mark....even at the 2-3 week mark before black friday....I have about 60 cards or so awaiting processing that have a due date of 12/29....most have been done correctly

[MoeCOMC]

Any updates on processing time? Was thinking of sending another 500-1000 card batch in but if it's still taking the full 8 weeks I probably won't bother.

The numbers I've been hearing lately is that cards are being deposited ~35 days after being received...And some are getting deposited a lot quicker, too. I've seen some people get their cards deposited within 3 weeks under the Basic service.

Actually, I've just heard from Tim and this has been updated. The average time now is 26 days - which is faster than the old "1-month" processing service we used to offer.

[swilson]

I shipped about 4,000 cards in November and the processing date for these is 1/23/15. Out of the 4,000 i shipped they have already processed around 2,500 of the cards and it hasn't even been 1 month yet. I think they are doing a great job!

[sabrgeek]

I just sent in about 1200 cards, I'm fully confident they will be processed before the window closes

[Swipe79]

My two that are currently live:

Due 12/29 - 198/204
Due 1/28 - 128/142

Had a dead period right after BF sales ended, but things really picked up end of last week.

[htn315]

I dropped off 900 at the fall expo at the beginning of Nov, due date is 1/13/15 none processed so far.