All I want to do is talk about COMC - Page 278

MrPresident · 03-25-2019, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by OLDPAPER

Nice to see that COMC will be showing up at Chantilly this weekend. Hopefully this is the start of getting in front of where the collectors and big dealers are on the east coast on a regular basis. They should be at EVERY big show....not just the National.

I'll second that. I know there has been some talk about people not even knowing what or who COMC is. I did some shows the last year or two and prolly 20% of the people knew what I was talking about when I mentioned COMC.

You would think they would spend some money for advertising, other than Beckett. Who reads Beckett? And again, shows would prolly be the cheapest way to get the word out.

ForceChange77 · 03-26-2019, 11:43 AM

I have like 8000 cards I want to sell in a port. How do I get it under 5000 so I can sell it is a port? Thanks

Chaddie84 · 03-26-2019, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ForceChange77

I have like 8000 cards I want to sell in a port. How do I get it under 5000 so I can sell it is a port? Thanks

You can filter down the port sale by sport and year. A few years ago, I sold off around 20-30k cards this way by breaking down into smaller 3-5k ports. Usually you get better return breaking down into smaller lots anyways, even when factoring in the $10 fee.

ForceChange77 · 03-26-2019, 11:51 AM

Thanks. Problem is filtering doesn't help. Guess I will just reduce prices down on the bulk sale editor and hope it gets below 5,000. dont understand the reason for this limit.

peterose4hof · 03-26-2019, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ForceChange77

Thanks. Problem is filtering doesn't help. Guess I will just reduce prices down on the bulk sale editor and hope it gets below 5,000. dont understand the reason for this limit.

You could run sales for a while until the port gets to be the desired size.

You will get a higher percentage through sales than you ever will through port sales.

Bowman1951 · 03-26-2019, 12:01 PM

Anyone else seeing a slight lull in sales? The majority of my port is baseball and I feel like people are waiting on the season to begin before buying.

My last few 11 day promotions have been within pennies of one another in terms of consistent sales and this new start to the 11 day cycle could be 30% lower, or more.

scotthenrichs · 03-26-2019, 12:31 PM

I was just playing around with the seller stats by month now that I've got a year's worth of sales since joining COMC. I figured out the percentage of sales by month. In theory, perfectly normalized sales month means I'd sell 8.33% of my sales each month. I'm definitely seeing a lull in 2019 so far. (March was adjusted for the fact there are still 5 days left)

March 2019 5%
February 2019 6%
January 2019 6%
December 2018 8%
November 2018 14%
October 2018 10%
Sept 2018 12%
August 2018 12%
July 2018 8%
June 2018 3%
May 2018 10%
April 2018 7%

COMC James · 03-26-2019, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tyrodsports

Thanks to the buyer who bought a card and returned it all in the same day. @COMC, is it possible to show the transaction in my history? .

Do you have an item number for this?

boxbuster7 · 03-26-2019, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowman1951

Anyone else seeing a slight lull in sales? The majority of my port is baseball and I feel like people are waiting on the season to begin before buying.

My last few 11 day promotions have been within pennies of one another in terms of consistent sales and this new start to the 11 day cycle could be 30% lower, or more.

I would agree with this, but March has been very strong for me. My 2019 sales number is 12.03% higher then march of 2018, with 5.5 days left.

tyrodsports · 03-26-2019, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by COMC James

Do you have an item number for this?

I deleted the email-mainly asking why the transaction purchase/return don’t show in transaction history with details? Thanks

whyn0twynne · 03-26-2019, 02:55 PM

Is there anything I can do for a card I have had listed on COMC for a few months and still isn't showing on eBay?

scotthenrichs · 03-26-2019, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by whyn0twynne

Is there anything I can do for a card I have had listed on COMC for a few months and still isn't showing on eBay?

No, generally only maybe 30-50% of your port will actually be listed on eBay. They have some kind of secret formula behind the scenes that picks the cards they think have the best chance of selling on eBay.

boxbuster7 · 03-26-2019, 04:15 PM

Just bought my 100,000 item today in just under 3 years. Thanks to everyone who has sold me something.

sals_cardz · 03-26-2019, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by boxbuster7

Just bought my 100,000 item today in just under 3 years. Thanks to everyone who has sold me something.

congrats bro. your port is full of nice stuff as well.

Dielon · 03-26-2019, 04:41 PM

Someone bought an Antoine Walker Essential Credentials RC/499 for I believe 2.50 today. It sold out right before I was able to buy it. Congrats to the buyer.

Budler · 03-26-2019, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dielon

Someone bought an Antoine Walker Essential Credentials RC/499 for I believe 2.50 today. It sold out right before I was able to buy it. Congrats to the buyer.

A year ago I had that happen to me. I even though I got it. I hit the purchase button and it stated NOT FOR SALE. When I do not show up in my port I was confused. In a few days it showed up for sale at 10x what he paid for it. It has been a year or so and he still has it but at only 2x that he paid for it. None of that card has every sold.

Swipe79 · 03-26-2019, 05:08 PM

Thanks for being a buyer!

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Originally Posted by boxbuster7

Just bought my 100,000 item today in just under 3 years. Thanks to everyone who has sold me something.

Swipe79 · 03-26-2019, 05:09 PM

Sold close to 300 cards in about three hours today - run a big sale and stuff will start flying out of your port

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Originally Posted by Bowman1951

Anyone else seeing a slight lull in sales? The majority of my port is baseball and I feel like people are waiting on the season to begin before buying.

My last few 11 day promotions have been within pennies of one another in terms of consistent sales and this new start to the 11 day cycle could be 30% lower, or more.

Bowman1951 · 03-27-2019, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Swipe79

Sold close to 300 cards in about three hours today - run a big sale and stuff will start flying out of your port

Nice job.

I'd love to use some newly found money to buy some of your port but it has been the weirdest week ever.

ChrisCastig · 03-27-2019, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OLDPAPER

Nice to see that COMC will be showing up at Chantilly this weekend. Hopefully this is the start of getting in front of where the collectors and big dealers are on the east coast on a regular basis. They should be at EVERY big show....not just the National.

I noticed that. I've never been to a show before. Can we drop off cards to them to save on shipping?

ih8ca · 03-27-2019, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisCastig

I noticed that. I've never been to a show before. Can we drop off cards to them to save on shipping?

Geoff from comc will be accepting submissions

COMC James · 03-27-2019, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisCastig

I noticed that. I've never been to a show before. Can we drop off cards to them to save on shipping?

Yes absolutely! We will be accepting submissions all throughout the show!

dev6015 · 03-27-2019, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowman1951

Anyone else seeing a slight lull in sales? The majority of my port is baseball and I feel like people are waiting on the season to begin before buying.

My last few 11 day promotions have been within pennies of one another in terms of consistent sales and this new start to the 11 day cycle could be 30% lower, or more.

Yeah my sales have been surprisingly light too. I started off the month with a bang, but things have really slowed down since the 8th or so. This is my first full year on COMC so I'm getting used to the seasonality of my sales, but I expected my monthly sales yield would be in the range I usually see in the regular season (12%-15% of total port value) but it's looking like it'll still be in the offseason range (6%-10% total port value).

sthoemke · 03-28-2019, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by whyn0twynne

Is there anything I can do for a card I have had listed on COMC for a few months and still isn't showing on eBay?

If it is the only one on site, sometimes repricing helps.

If there are others listed, you may be out of luck until the ebay listing ends. And then there is only a small chance it will get listed.

shrevecity · 03-28-2019, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Swipe79

Sold close to 300 cards in about three hours today - run a big sale and stuff will start flying out of your port

yes it will, I did some cleaning of my post as well posted a huge sale and so far have sold nearly 600 items out of my port. Mostly items that were just gathering dust. Will happily see them gone as my next submissions get closer to being ready.

03-26-2019, 12:01 PM	#6931
Bowman1951 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Boston 'Burbs Posts: 4,717 djblitz Bowman1951	Anyone else seeing a slight lull in sales? The majority of my port is baseball and I feel like people are waiting on the season to begin before buying. My last few 11 day promotions have been within pennies of one another in terms of consistent sales and this new start to the 11 day cycle could be 30% lower, or more. __________________ I am the head promoter of one of the most successful Saturday monthly card shows in New England. https://flippincardshow.com/

03-26-2019, 04:15 PM	#6938
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,544 boxbuster777	Just bought my 100,000 item today in just under 3 years. Thanks to everyone who has sold me something. __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

03-26-2019, 04:41 PM	#6940
Dielon Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,163 dielonthug	Someone bought an Antoine Walker Essential Credentials RC/499 for I believe 2.50 today. It sold out right before I was able to buy it. Congrats to the buyer. __________________ Looking for all CHAD GREENWAY that I currently don't have! https://sportscardalbum.com/u/Dielonthug

03-26-2019, 11:43 AM	#6927
ForceChange77 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,625 chansterbogey	I have like 8000 cards I want to sell in a port. How do I get it under 5000 so I can sell it is a port? Thanks

03-26-2019, 11:51 AM	#6929
ForceChange77 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,625 chansterbogey	Thanks. Problem is filtering doesn't help. Guess I will just reduce prices down on the bulk sale editor and hope it gets below 5,000. dont understand the reason for this limit.

03-26-2019, 12:31 PM	#6932
scotthenrichs Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,577 henrichs_1 Sah0620	I was just playing around with the seller stats by month now that I've got a year's worth of sales since joining COMC. I figured out the percentage of sales by month. In theory, perfectly normalized sales month means I'd sell 8.33% of my sales each month. I'm definitely seeing a lull in 2019 so far. (March was adjusted for the fact there are still 5 days left) March 2019 5% February 2019 6% January 2019 6% December 2018 8% November 2018 14% October 2018 10% Sept 2018 12% August 2018 12% July 2018 8% June 2018 3% May 2018 10% April 2018 7%

03-26-2019, 02:55 PM	#6936
whyn0twynne Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 865 whyn0t_kicks whyn0t_kicks	Is there anything I can do for a card I have had listed on COMC for a few months and still isn't showing on eBay?