All I want to do is talk about COMC

[jdub1617]

Im with shrevecity on this.........COMC is going out and trying to find me a buyer for a product that I have set a price on. They are doing extra work to find me a buyer, if they make a little more going outside of their website why do I care? My card sold for my asking price, everything outside of that is irrelevant. I guess if you have a problem with capitalism than maybe thats your fight on this.

[checkoutmydeals]

Im with shrevecity on this.........COMC is going out and trying to find me a buyer for a product that I have set a price on. They are doing extra work to find me a buyer, if they make a little more going outside of their website why do I care? My card sold for my asking price, everything outside of that is irrelevant. I guess if you have a problem with capitalism than maybe thats your fight on this.

The price I want is a percentage of whatever the buyer has paid for the card.

Suppose COMC were to offer your cards at eBay auction, starting at your base price and ending wherever it ends.

Suppose the deal is that whatever the card sells for, you get 95% of your base price, because that's the "price you wanted".

Auction #1, your card is priced at $5 and it gets one bid and ends at $5, so you wind up with $4.75.

Auction #2, your card is priced at $5, and it gets two bids and ends at $10. You wind up with $4.75.

Auction #3, your card is priced at $5. It gets 30 bids and ends at $100. You wind up with $4.75.

My preference would be to receive $4.75 for the $5 card, $9.50 for the $10 card, and $95 for the $100 card. There are a lot of words which could be used to describe the payout schedule here, but "capitalism" is not one of them. COMC is a consignor and I am a consignee. They are my agent, and their interests should align with my interests. If they do not, then the system needs to be tweaked.

Alternatively, what if COMC were to implement a similar strategy when people run promotional sales? I mark my $5 item at 50% off. COMC sells it for $5 and then gives me $2.38, since that is "what I wanted".

COMC should discontinue this practice immediately for the same reason that Thanos destroyed the Infinity stones. Keeping it around presents too much temptation. Sure, they could find ways to increase our sales by 5%. Or they could just invent some phantom fee and take the 5%. And then if they fall short of their revenue targets, they could invent another phantom fee and another and another.

This is an abomination and it is not healthy for the long-term interest of the company. Even if I were to shut up about the subject, it is still an abomination and it is not in the best long-term interest of the company.

Voting with my dollars is not going to be an effective way to communicate my opinion that this policy is an abomination which should be ended immediately. If I have $1,000 to reinvest in COMC, I am going to reinvest those dollars. This policy just means that when I reinvest those dollars, I am unlikely to be purchasing items which I intend to resell for more than $3.87 or whatever the magic number of the week is.

I could make a million dollars with this policy in place, but that does not make it a good policy. It just means that I have found a workaround to a bad policy.

Another issue is the fact that nobody seems to know what the exact policy is supposed to be. At which point are our cards subject to the $3.99 fee? What point is it supposed to be? At one time, this was only supposed to apply to cards over $50. At another time, this was supposed to only apply to cards over $25. Now, it appears to apply to cards over $5. But there are some reports of cards below this amount also being subjected to the same treatment. Is this a bug or a feature?

The COMC liaison to this board has indicated that at least some of this is a bug. But I haven't seen anything mentioned where the actual line is supposed to be. Perhaps he did and I just missed it. But until someone from COMC states where the line is supposed to be drawn, then I can't see where it's unreasonable for people to ask.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

The COMC liaison to this board has indicated that at least some of this is a bug. But I haven't seen anything mentioned where the actual line is supposed to be. Perhaps he did and I just missed it. But until someone from COMC states where the line is supposed to be drawn, then I can't see where it's unreasonable for people to ask.

I honestly doubt it is a bug. The Ebay search parameters are set to give items with free shipping a huge boost in the search rankings as well as making them less affected by brownouts. The same person also has stated that COMC employees have never damaged an item in their possession and tried to hide it by claiming it was damaged.. If anyone has seen the camera view of the room where they open packages at its like watching a Boomo video.

[blegit07]

Is the site down again for anyone else? Haven’t been able to log in for over an hour. Second time this week.

[glen87]

working for me

[mjohnatgt]

Just came back up for me.

[pfb11]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

If comc sells my card, for what I have it listed for. Who cares if they collect an additional amount with the 'free shipping'.

I care.

COMC is a consignment service. Their interests should be aligned with the interests of the consignors.

If COMC sells my card for $1, I want a percentage of that $1.

If COMC sells my card for $5, I want approximately the same percentage of that $5.

If COMC sells my card for $50, I want approximately the same percentage of that $50.

Otherwise, the incentive for COMC is not to sell my card, but to figure out how many phantom surcharges they can stick to the customer. If they sell my card for $80, they have earned a $4 fee. If they jack my $2 card to $9, they have not.

If a seller is OK with this, is there a limit to their generosity? Would it be OK for COMC to reprice your 4 cent card to $100 and then give you 3.8 cents when the item sells?

I see some people claim they are fine with COMC jacking up the price of cards, claiming that this has no effect on their sales. Yet, some of the same people howl like crazy if anyone suggests that they might give their eBay buyers the option of paying $2.95 postage to ship in a bubble mailer with Delivery Confirmation instead of a Plain White Envelope. I've also seen some very strong words being exchanged whenever someone suggests that an eBay order be shipped with a packing slip or even a post-it note identifying the shipment as an eBay order from such and so seller.

The CEO of COMC has stated on multiple occasions (and my personal experience suggests that this is the truth) that the average outgoing shipment from COMC consists of 40 items. Whenever I've looked at COMC's eBay feedback received, I see that the median selling price of an item which receives feedback on COMC is typically around $6 to $8.

If 39 of the 40 items have a phantom $3.95 surcharge attached to them, then the COMC buyer was overcharged by more than $150. If COMC is adding $150 to the price of an outgoing package, they should either give a partial refund to the buyer, or a cut to the seller, or both.

I'd be fine with a system where, if COMC collects a phantom $3.95 charge for my card, that I get 10 free listing credits, or 10 free shipping credits, or $3 off my storage...

This. And it has had an effect on my sales.

[Jonathon M]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

Im with shrevecity on this.........COMC is going out and trying to find me a buyer for a product that I have set a price on. They are doing extra work to find me a buyer, if they make a little more going outside of their website why do I care? My card sold for my asking price, everything outside of that is irrelevant. I guess if you have a problem with capitalism than maybe thats your fight on this.

The price I want is a percentage of whatever the buyer has paid for the card.

Suppose COMC were to offer your cards at eBay auction, starting at your base price and ending wherever it ends.

Suppose the deal is that whatever the card sells for, you get 95% of your base price, because that's the "price you wanted".

Auction #1, your card is priced at $5 and it gets one bid and ends at $5, so you wind up with $4.75.

Auction #2, your card is priced at $5, and it gets two bids and ends at $10. You wind up with $4.75.

Auction #3, your card is priced at $5. It gets 30 bids and ends at $100. You wind up with $4.75.

My preference would be to receive $4.75 for the $5 card, $9.50 for the $10 card, and $95 for the $100 card. There are a lot of words which could be used to describe the payout schedule here, but "capitalism" is not one of them. COMC is a consignor and I am a consignee. They are my agent, and their interests should align with my interests. If they do not, then the system needs to be tweaked.

Alternatively, what if COMC were to implement a similar strategy when people run promotional sales? I mark my $5 item at 50% off. COMC sells it for $5 and then gives me $2.38, since that is "what I wanted".

COMC should discontinue this practice immediately for the same reason that Thanos destroyed the Infinity stones. Keeping it around presents too much temptation. Sure, they could find ways to increase our sales by 5%. Or they could just invent some phantom fee and take the 5%. And then if they fall short of their revenue targets, they could invent another phantom fee and another and another.

This is an abomination and it is not healthy for the long-term interest of the company. Even if I were to shut up about the subject, it is still an abomination and it is not in the best long-term interest of the company.

Voting with my dollars is not going to be an effective way to communicate my opinion that this policy is an abomination which should be ended immediately. If I have $1,000 to reinvest in COMC, I am going to reinvest those dollars. This policy just means that when I reinvest those dollars, I am unlikely to be purchasing items which I intend to resell for more than $3.87 or whatever the magic number of the week is.

I could make a million dollars with this policy in place, but that does not make it a good policy. It just means that I have found a workaround to a bad policy.

Another issue is the fact that nobody seems to know what the exact policy is supposed to be. At which point are our cards subject to the $3.99 fee? What point is it supposed to be? At one time, this was only supposed to apply to cards over $50. At another time, this was supposed to only apply to cards over $25. Now, it appears to apply to cards over $5. But there are some reports of cards below this amount also being subjected to the same treatment. Is this a bug or a feature?

The COMC liaison to this board has indicated that at least some of this is a bug. But I haven't seen anything mentioned where the actual line is supposed to be. Perhaps he did and I just missed it. But until someone from COMC states where the line is supposed to be drawn, then I can't see where it's unreasonable for people to ask.

Great points and I agree 100%

Unfortunately, comc stopped giving a "you know what" about it's sellers a long time ago, except on trying to squeeze every last cent out of the process. I still can't believe they put a surcharge on guest users buying on the site.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by Jonathon M

Great points and I agree 100%

Unfortunately, comc stopped giving a "you know what" about it's sellers a long time ago, except on trying to squeeze every last cent out of the process. I still can't believe they put a surcharge on guest users buying on the site.

Many grocery stores are doing that now so are many other websites out there. Its just a common trend in retail right now. Kroger for instance the only way to get their sale prices is to join their rewards program. Albertsons and Brookshires are the same way. CVS and Walgreens do it as well. Have senn other websites in the past doing the same you have a price then bbelow it will say members pay.

[JustMoe]

Originally Posted by COMC James

I'm headed out to Chicago shortly and won't be able to look into this for you, but please resend the body of your email in a new email (and not a reply to previous sent emails) with the word "Urgent:" and then the subject, and our Customer Service Team will handle it within 48 hours.

The one year I went to the National (Hello Cleveland!) I was expected to work the floor during the day, then hole up in my hotel room and work another shift replying to emails, as well as monitoring the boards and social media...then again, I wasn't "management" - must be nice to get a free trip to Chicago and coast for a few days on the company dime.

[cardsrus1]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

If comc sells my card, for what I have it listed for. Who cares if they collect an additional amount with the 'free shipping'.

I care.

COMC is a consignment service. Their interests should be aligned with the interests of the consignors.

If COMC sells my card for $1, I want a percentage of that $1.

If COMC sells my card for $5, I want approximately the same percentage of that $5.

If COMC sells my card for $50, I want approximately the same percentage of that $50.

Otherwise, the incentive for COMC is not to sell my card, but to figure out how many phantom surcharges they can stick to the customer. If they sell my card for $80, they have earned a $4 fee. If they jack my $2 card to $9, they have not.

If a seller is OK with this, is there a limit to their generosity? Would it be OK for COMC to reprice your 4 cent card to $100 and then give you 3.8 cents when the item sells?

I see some people claim they are fine with COMC jacking up the price of cards, claiming that this has no effect on their sales. Yet, some of the same people howl like crazy if anyone suggests that they might give their eBay buyers the option of paying $2.95 postage to ship in a bubble mailer with Delivery Confirmation instead of a Plain White Envelope. I've also seen some very strong words being exchanged whenever someone suggests that an eBay order be shipped with a packing slip or even a post-it note identifying the shipment as an eBay order from such and so seller.

The CEO of COMC has stated on multiple occasions (and my personal experience suggests that this is the truth) that the average outgoing shipment from COMC consists of 40 items. Whenever I've looked at COMC's eBay feedback received, I see that the median selling price of an item which receives feedback on COMC is typically around $6 to $8.

If 39 of the 40 items have a phantom $3.95 surcharge attached to them, then the COMC buyer was overcharged by more than $150. If COMC is adding $150 to the price of an outgoing package, they should either give a partial refund to the buyer, or a cut to the seller, or both.

I'd be fine with a system where, if COMC collects a phantom $3.95 charge for my card, that I get 10 free listing credits, or 10 free shipping credits, or $3 off my storage fees, or even a few hundred History Points. Anything at all.

An additional issue with this situation is that it is unclear whether it is a bug or a feature. What is the exact cutoff point where my item is subjected to the $3.99 surcharge? At one point, it was $50. At another it was $25. Then suddenly, it became $5. Is it supposed to be $5, or is this a glitch? If I price my item at $3.87, is it supposed to be cross posted to eBay for $4.99? If I price the same item at $3.88, is it supposed to be cross posted for $9?

I agree 100%! Keep screwing over the Ebay buyers and they will stop buying just like the direct COMC customers have done.
And no I do not want a "cut" of the excess, I want the buyers to only pay the necessary shipping fees. COMC has ALWAYS been about one shipping fee, one item or a thousand. If they want to add "free" shipping to $50+ items that is fine, they are much more likely to be single card purchases. For items under $50 they should be focused on quantity sales.

[ForceChange77]

Prices for cheap comc cards on ebay are a joke.
Some people like to use ebay and wont come over to comc.

[adamdavidson47]

The change in ebay selling policy screwed me over big time. I used to sell a ton of stuff on Amazon/Ebay when people had them listed for .04. I'd have mine at .75 and make .60 every time one sold on either of the aforementioned sites. Now every card on the site is listed, and I haven't sold a card under $1 on ebay since the change.

Some people will say their sales haven't changed, and even improved. Good for them. Just because yours haven't been negatively affected, doesn't mean most are in the same boat.

My desire to sell cards on the site has been dwindling. I still have some stuff, but not a lot.

[Budler]

Originally Posted by adamdavidson47

The change in ebay selling policy screwed me over big time. I used to sell a ton of stuff on Amazon/Ebay when people had them listed for .04. I'd have mine at .75 and make .60 every time one sold on either of the aforementioned sites. Now every card on the site is listed, and I haven't sold a card under $1 on ebay since the change.

Some people will say their sales haven't changed, and even improved. Good for them. Just because yours haven't been negatively affected, doesn't mean most are in the same boat.

My desire to sell cards on the site has been dwindling. I still have some stuff, but not a lot.

I really do not understand how every thing works when you sell cards on Amazon/eBay through COMC.

What I think I know:
1. Not all cards are listed on them at once.
2. Min price is .99 plus shipping. combined shipping ??
3. You get 95% of your asking price only.

As of now I only have 7 cards. For what every reason I have sold more cards on eBay after the change then before.

As a buyer on COMC I really dislike it because it has raised the prices of the .50 card to .75 to 1.00 range now.

[RandysHobby]

Originally Posted by JustMoe

The one year I went to the National (Hello Cleveland!) I was expected to work the floor during the day, then hole up in my hotel room and work another shift replying to emails, as well as monitoring the boards and social media...then again, I wasn't "management" - must be nice to get a free trip to Chicago and coast for a few days on the company dime.

That's why you got to work your way up the ladder!

[mjohnatgt]

Originally Posted by Budler

What I think I know:
1. Not all cards are listed on them at once.
2. Min price is .99 plus shipping. combined shipping ??
3. You get 95% of your asking price only.

1) Sports cards may have multiples in a drop down (eBay variation listings); nonsports will only have a single card for sale, even if there are 50 on COMC of the same card. This is one reason I keep trying to get them to identify all the sketch cards on COMC: if they give them all different card numbers based on their Character/Artist card numbering scheme, many more will become visible on eBay/Amazon, and they'll be more likely to find Wolverine or Deadpool or Beta Ray Bill collectors. Instead, only 1 gets listed per artist per set, even if there are 10 on COMC at any given time.

2) Correct. COMC has embedded two quarters into the 99 cent price of cards on eBay or Amazon, instead of adding the second quarter to only cards that are additional in the package. This is why the 74 cent cards used to show up as 99 cents on eBay (single quarter) and it is now 39 cents to be $0.99 on eBay (50 cents of embedded shipping plus their 15% overhead). Previously, the buyer would be upcharged a quarter on eBay once they filled up their card for each additional card. *Takes a bunch of money away from the COMC consignors that focus on low end.*

3) Correct. Your standard asking aka base price, not any COMC-site discounts you have when running a sale. Sale prices don't port to Amazon or eBay.

[bryanscs]

I received a 'Returned Item Notification today. My 1st one. Has this ever happened before to anyone?

I didn't really realize buyers could return the card after the purchase was made.

The card sold on 7/8, and returned today. The sale price was also taken out of my credit.

[JustMoe]

Originally Posted by RandysHobby

That's why you got to work your way up the ladder!

That's a good theory, but that's not how things work at COMC...

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by bryanscs

I received a 'Returned Item Notification today. My 1st one. Has this ever happened before to anyone?

I didn't really realize buyers could return the card after the purchase was made.

The card sold on 7/8, and returned today. The sale price was also taken out of my credit.

I think it happened to me twice, both times for lower priced cards.

[ClipsandVols]

Hopefully someone can assist me...Is COMC supposed to still be charging a 20% premium on eBay listings or has that increased?

I listed a card on COMC for $84.75 last night. When it finally popped up on eBay, they were asking $151.94.

Any help is appreciated..Thanks.

[Jonathon M]

Originally Posted by ClipsandVols

Hopefully someone can assist me...Is COMC supposed to still be charging a 20% premium on eBay listings or has that increased?

I listed a card on COMC for $84.75 last night. When it finally popped up on eBay, they were asking $151.94.

Any help is appreciated..Thanks.

WTF??? This has to be an error

[ClipsandVols]

Originally Posted by Jonathon M

WTF??? This has to be an error

It was...it's been corrected.

[Ax88amp]

I’m not sure that I like this new bucket system as far as card without condition notes go. With older cards still labeled as “raw” and newer cards without condition notes going into a separate bucket. I’m assuming EX to NM is the same as the raw cards without condition notes right?


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[sthoemke]

Can't buy on COMC right now.

Any one else having same the problem?

[mjohnatgt]

Yep; can't purchase right now.