All I want to do is talk about COMC - Page 401

boxbuster7 · 03-01-2020, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VintageVinny

Nah. Heard of epack?
The fees go up across the board pretty much. Elite stuff doubles right?

If epack cards disappeared entirely from COMC, I would not be dissapointed

Rabs · 03-01-2020, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 1yunggun

It is usually only a few bucks more, depending on how many cards. I figure when I average it out to a per card basis, it isn't really all that much and I get my cards right away. If there was no rush and I was only shipping HOF or PC (little risk of dropping price over the wait) then I would go with basic, however.

Usually the cards I buy are PC, I'd say at least 90%.

I did finally receive my cards yesterday. They were actually shipped Priority Mail 2 Day and I only paid $8.99 for Economy. I'm guessing COMC did this since they were late to ship out?

SaveMeTheGum · 03-01-2020, 09:02 AM

I've always sent my better cards in toploaders, but now they are going to charge $.50/card additional if you want to protect your cards in the mail? If there goal is to get more higher end cards submitted, this is a deterrant, no? I doubt I'll be sending in $100+ cards raw or just in penny sleeves.

cruiserdaddy7 · 03-01-2020, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Usually the cards I buy are PC, I'd say at least 90%.

I did finally receive my cards yesterday. They were actually shipped Priority Mail 2 Day and I only paid $8.99 for Economy. I'm guessing COMC did this since they were late to ship out?

Did they weigh over 1 pound?

dirtydistance · 03-01-2020, 09:57 AM

This sucks. I have boxes of cards that I was thinking of sending in but now with the way processing is going plus the rate increase, I might go a different avenue to move them. Not sure what this company is thinking as people are frustrated and I know a few good sellers on the site who have moved on.

mjohnatgt · 03-01-2020, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

I've always sent my better cards in toploaders, but now they are going to charge $.50/card additional if you want to protect your cards in the mail? If there goal is to get more higher end cards submitted, this is a deterrant, no? I doubt I'll be sending in $100+ cards raw or just in penny sleeves.

Wouldn't you be submitting those cards for a premium submission anyways? You would have to pay the 50 cent upgrade fee to list them for more than $50 in the first place.

mjohnatgt · 03-01-2020, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by cruiserdaddy7

Did they weigh over 1 pound?

Or they had a declared value over a certain amount that they wanted it shipped priority with some amount of insurance.

frenchquarter · 03-01-2020, 10:00 AM

Won't this pretty well kill the market for vintage commons, such as 1971 Topps baseball? 50 cents plus postage to submit, plus the 25 cent built in shipping fee, plus a small profit for the seller. Why would anyone pay a buck for a mid range 1971 common? You can buy them in bulk for 10 cents each. The 1971 hi number prices are jacked up so high on COMC already, and adding another 15 cents to the submission cost will only make it worse.

Wasn't the original appeal of COMC and the thing that made it popular was being able to buy cheap commons and inserts for your sets? Those days are gone.

mjohnatgt · 03-01-2020, 10:42 AM

I think the issue with vintage is that the majority of them need to be assigned to a different grade bucket [Good to VG-EX] or [EX to NM], which costs them time (and therefore money) at a much higher rate than the dinged up modern cards.
I am not thrilled with the price increase, but it's one way they throttle cards from getting submitted that will never sell. If you look at the majority of cards in the 1975 Topps Mini set, they have like 20 cards for sale and only 5 have ever been taken off site. They don't need any more of the majority of vintage Topps cards submitted, since they're already swimming in them.

SaveMeTheGum · 03-01-2020, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dirtydistance

This sucks. I have boxes of cards that I was thinking of sending in but now with the way processing is going plus the rate increase, I might go a different avenue to move them. Not sure what this company is thinking as people are frustrated and I know a few good sellers on the site who have moved on.

It says you have until next Saturday to ship out using old rates.

BamBam22 · 03-01-2020, 10:46 AM

Not the best timing after the stock market correction last week to announce these changes. Seems a lot of people have already been losing faith in the company and this certainly doesn't help.

chezball · 03-01-2020, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

I've always sent my better cards in toploaders, but now they are going to charge $.50/card additional if you want to protect your cards in the mail? If there goal is to get more higher end cards submitted, this is a deterrant, no? I doubt I'll be sending in $100+ cards raw or just in penny sleeves.

You can't protect the cards from their employees dropping them.

Swipe79 · 03-01-2020, 12:13 PM

This makes cards already submitted/on site worth a little more. This will definitely keep me from sending in more cards and I'll probably just spend more time flipping cards. The 24-hour notice is absolutely ridiculous.

This is the second year in a row where I had reinvested myself at COMC and really built up a strong port only to have them do something that made me rethink that decision. I

bryanscs · 03-01-2020, 12:59 PM

If anyone is wanting out of Comc, I buy ports!

alexlazarevich · 03-01-2020, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bryanscs

High quality, premium 50 pt & 100 pt Decoys!

CardDecoys.com

I had given up looking for decoys. So sick of cutting them myself from boxes, just absolutely sick of it. Your decoys are kinda expensive, but it may just be worth it to me. Thanks dude.

bryanscs · 03-01-2020, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by alexlazarevich

I had given up looking for decoys. So sick of cutting them myself from boxes, just absolutely sick of it. Your decoys are kinda expensive, but it may just be worth it to me. Thanks dude.

I'm actually lowering the prices across the board! Ha! They include free shipping, so I have to figure that into the price as well.

OscarsCards · 03-01-2020, 01:48 PM

I'm a little bit lost in translation. If I start a new submission before March 4 it will count like the old services?

mjohnatgt · 03-01-2020, 01:52 PM

Yes, as long as you use the correct submission wizard selections and postmark by March 7th, according to their rules.

JustMoe · 03-01-2020, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dustin42

The company is run by two people that have no business running a company of any size. People who have money invested in the company as sellers should pressure them to sell.

Two people? Does Julia have a new partner? God knows Tim isn't calling the shots there, anymore.

Scottish Punk · 03-01-2020, 02:48 PM

Sending out 230 cards to today to get in before deadline.

Rabs · 03-01-2020, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiserdaddy7

Did they weigh over 1 pound?

Not sure of the actual weight but I had 100 cards shipped and they sent me a full 200 count box all sleeved.

cruiserdaddy7 · 03-01-2020, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottish Punk

Sending out 230 cards to today to get in before deadline.

You and a ton of others I would assume. This will create a huge backlog I'm sure with more delays.

shrevecity · 03-01-2020, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottish Punk

Sending out 230 cards to today to get in before deadline.

They will be put in under the current times which for many sellers are running late already. I still have nothing from my sub that was due on the 13th of february. Day was pushed back to the 12th this morning as an expected date. It goes back every couple of days.

yoyosh · 03-01-2020, 06:04 PM

Do cards need to be postmarked BEFORE 3/1 (today, Sunday) to avoid the new enhanced fees? Sorry I missed that part, appreciate if someone can clarify

Bowman1951 · 03-01-2020, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by yoyosh

Do cards need to be postmarked BEFORE 3/1 (today, Sunday) to avoid the new enhanced fees? Sorry I missed that part, appreciate if someone can clarify

Postmarked by 3/7.

03-01-2020, 09:02 AM	#10003
SaveMeTheGum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NH --> CA --> SC Posts: 16,871 Cardboard_Dynamite CardboardDynamite	I've always sent my better cards in toploaders, but now they are going to charge $.50/card additional if you want to protect your cards in the mail? If there goal is to get more higher end cards submitted, this is a deterrant, no? I doubt I'll be sending in $100+ cards raw or just in penny sleeves. __________________ Pay fast. Ship fast. Deal with people honestly. IG: CardboardDynamite

03-01-2020, 09:57 AM	#10005
dirtydistance Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,030 dirtydistance	This sucks. I have boxes of cards that I was thinking of sending in but now with the way processing is going plus the rate increase, I might go a different avenue to move them. Not sure what this company is thinking as people are frustrated and I know a few good sellers on the site who have moved on. __________________ check out my cards for sale on COMC, username dirtydistance.

03-01-2020, 10:00 AM	#10008
frenchquarter Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 729 buymycards! frenchquartercards	Vintage commons Won't this pretty well kill the market for vintage commons, such as 1971 Topps baseball? 50 cents plus postage to submit, plus the 25 cent built in shipping fee, plus a small profit for the seller. Why would anyone pay a buck for a mid range 1971 common? You can buy them in bulk for 10 cents each. The 1971 hi number prices are jacked up so high on COMC already, and adding another 15 cents to the submission cost will only make it worse. Wasn't the original appeal of COMC and the thing that made it popular was being able to buy cheap commons and inserts for your sets? Those days are gone.

03-01-2020, 12:13 PM	#10013
Swipe79 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 13,163 Swipe79 XFactor	This makes cards already submitted/on site worth a little more. This will definitely keep me from sending in more cards and I'll probably just spend more time flipping cards. The 24-hour notice is absolutely ridiculous. This is the second year in a row where I had reinvested myself at COMC and really built up a strong port only to have them do something that made me rethink that decision. I __________________ Have a nice day!

03-01-2020, 12:59 PM	#10014
bryanscs Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 1,791 elizabethtownsportscards ElizabethtownSportsCards	If anyone is wanting out of Comc, I buy ports! __________________ Looking to sell your COMC port? I'm buying!

03-01-2020, 10:42 AM	#10009
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,786 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	I think the issue with vintage is that the majority of them need to be assigned to a different grade bucket [Good to VG-EX] or [EX to NM], which costs them time (and therefore money) at a much higher rate than the dinged up modern cards. I am not thrilled with the price increase, but it's one way they throttle cards from getting submitted that will never sell. If you look at the majority of cards in the 1975 Topps Mini set, they have like 20 cards for sale and only 5 have ever been taken off site. They don't need any more of the majority of vintage Topps cards submitted, since they're already swimming in them.

03-01-2020, 10:46 AM	#10011
BamBam22 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 229 bambam22 bambam22	Not the best timing after the stock market correction last week to announce these changes. Seems a lot of people have already been losing faith in the company and this certainly doesn't help.

03-01-2020, 01:48 PM	#10017
OscarsCards Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Latvia Posts: 57 oscars-cards OscarsCards	I'm a little bit lost in translation. If I start a new submission before March 4 it will count like the old services?

03-01-2020, 01:52 PM	#10018
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,786 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	Yes, as long as you use the correct submission wizard selections and postmark by March 7th, according to their rules.

03-01-2020, 02:48 PM	#10020
Scottish Punk Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 10,101 scottishpunk	Sending out 230 cards to today to get in before deadline.

03-01-2020, 06:04 PM	#10024
yoyosh Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: USA Posts: 4,514 partyauctions yoyosh	Do cards need to be postmarked BEFORE 3/1 (today, Sunday) to avoid the new enhanced fees? Sorry I missed that part, appreciate if someone can clarify