All I want to do is talk about COMC

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by stevetapat

This may not be your reason but I’ve had this happen when I have a watch list open in one window and add an item to watch in another window (or this can likely happen if you add an item on another pc or device). Refreshing the watch list window before deleting avoids it but sometimes i forget and then

This makes perfect sense. I will be sure to refresh my watch list before deleting. I think this will fix the problem. Thanks!

[Cactuspies]

got my return back for unprocessed items, and 99% have no "damage" at all. I feel like whoever the processor was, didn't want to tag all the Tek variations, and thought all the refractors were just not worth it process. I can't believe what came back to me. some cards did have damage, and the damage was there before, but not worth .60 to process if I was going to most likely list for under a buck. but man, I just can't get my mind over what was returned to me. they started off messing up my submission by mixing current year w/older and blaming me, so the cards for current year were all delayed.

[base set]

Originally Posted by Cactuspies

got my return back for unprocessed items, and 99% have no "damage" at all. I feel like whoever the processor was, didn't want to tag all the Tek variations, and thought all the refractors were just not worth it process. I can't believe what came back to me. some cards did have damage, and the damage was there before, but not worth .60 to process if I was going to most likely list for under a buck. but man, I just can't get my mind over what was returned to me. they started off messing up my submission by mixing current year w/older and blaming me, so the cards for current year were all delayed.

Did you request Current Year handling+pricing? If you didn't that is on them. Instructions seem clear on that one. But maybe related to something I ran into - in next post.

[base set]

So I assembled 450 cards to send in. It included 3 dozen cards that will come out of 'thick' toploaders, and I know that includes a small extra fee for processing, and that is fine.

Because of those cards though, I packaged my submission in multiple boxes to all ship together in one single flat rate box. (First I packaged my own box - that would have cost $10 more at the Post Office - use the free box from USPS, for sure. I was surprised at the difference.)

I followed the Submission Wizard instructions for creating "Groups" and put all the barcodes on each box.

But along the way I was told some of the small boxes, which did not have 100 cards included to make a $30 minimum, would entail a $30 minimum - for each box. I was sending in 4 boxes total; only one of them held more than 100 cards.

Nowhere in their instructions do I see any mention of that. I am just posting here to create another point in their stream of suggestions - this should be clarified in advance, somewhere. If it is, I haven't seen it anywhere on their site. It just happened in the process; my cards were all already packaged up. I put the 4 barcodes on the 4 boxes and asked they not be considered multiple submissions, each subject to the $30 minimum.

I would think they want each arriving box to have a barcode on it. But suddenly telling the submitter that their 4 boxes now have a $30 minimum for each box, will lead some people to back out, and skip the "Groups" instructions, and just submit with one barcode, thinking that might get around the extra 'minimum' charges. And then COMC ends up with multiple boxes, without the barcodes they are hoping are attached.




Oh and for the record, they did refund my shipping charge when I requested 2 small shipments a few minutes apart, and they naturally combined it into a single box. Was not a big deal - but you have to ask them to do it.

[Cactuspies]

Originally Posted by base set

Did you request Current Year handling+pricing? If you didn't that is on them. Instructions seem clear on that one. But maybe related to something I ran into - in next post.

yes it was clearly done right and marked correctly, whoever did my order also took the older stuff and mixed it in, and then told me I did it. I gave up on fighting them regarding the submission and everything was just 0.30 in the end. I wish I took a picture of how I sent and packed it. to prove them wrong, but who would have thought to do that?

[Budler]

Last batch I sent in I put groups in team bags.

[Swipe79]

I think this one is on you - it is explained in step 3 of the submission process where it says the minimum submission size. Did you create a different submission number/service for each box? If the 450 cards were all the same service level and type you should have only made on submission or multiple submissions of 100+.

Originally Posted by base set

So I assembled 450 cards to send in. It included 3 dozen cards that will come out of 'thick' toploaders, and I know that includes a small extra fee for processing, and that is fine.

Because of those cards though, I packaged my submission in multiple boxes to all ship together in one single flat rate box. (First I packaged my own box - that would have cost $10 more at the Post Office - use the free box from USPS, for sure. I was surprised at the difference.)

I followed the Submission Wizard instructions for creating "Groups" and put all the barcodes on each box.

But along the way I was told some of the small boxes, which did not have 100 cards included to make a $30 minimum, would entail a $30 minimum - for each box. I was sending in 4 boxes total; only one of them held more than 100 cards.

Nowhere in their instructions do I see any mention of that. I am just posting here to create another point in their stream of suggestions - this should be clarified in advance, somewhere. If it is, I haven't seen it anywhere on their site. It just happened in the process; my cards were all already packaged up. I put the 4 barcodes on the 4 boxes and asked they not be considered multiple submissions, each subject to the $30 minimum.

I would think they want each arriving box to have a barcode on it. But suddenly telling the submitter that their 4 boxes now have a $30 minimum for each box, will lead some people to back out, and skip the "Groups" instructions, and just submit with one barcode, thinking that might get around the extra 'minimum' charges. And then COMC ends up with multiple boxes, without the barcodes they are hoping are attached.




Oh and for the record, they did refund my shipping charge when I requested 2 small shipments a few minutes apart, and they naturally combined it into a single box. Was not a big deal - but you have to ask them to do it.

[Swipe79]

I had a situation where they took my Select submission from a separate package and mixed it in with my basic group in the same mailing box. They somehow didn't see the submission slip but I had a list of exactly what was included in the submission (I started doing this a few years ago) and they were able to pull them out and process them correctly. It sucks that they did this to you and won't make amends.

Originally Posted by Cactuspies

yes it was clearly done right and marked correctly, whoever did my order also took the older stuff and mixed it in, and then told me I did it. I gave up on fighting them regarding the submission and everything was just 0.30 in the end. I wish I took a picture of how I sent and packed it. to prove them wrong, but who would have thought to do that?

[Sonnys88]

You're reading into the "groups" term too literally. The submission of 450 cards is one group. It doesn't matter if you pack 1 card or 300 cards from the order in seperate boxes, as long as they arrive in the same package to COMC. They also do not require you to label each box within your submission (but, you can always just write your COMC user name and the same order # on each box just in case).

Maybe you can call COMC and let them know that you didn't understand the submission process, and see if they can combine your orders into one.

Originally Posted by base set

So I assembled 450 cards to send in. It included 3 dozen cards that will come out of 'thick' toploaders, and I know that includes a small extra fee for processing, and that is fine.

Because of those cards though, I packaged my submission in multiple boxes to all ship together in one single flat rate box. (First I packaged my own box - that would have cost $10 more at the Post Office - use the free box from USPS, for sure. I was surprised at the difference.)

I followed the Submission Wizard instructions for creating "Groups" and put all the barcodes on each box.

But along the way I was told some of the small boxes, which did not have 100 cards included to make a $30 minimum, would entail a $30 minimum - for each box. I was sending in 4 boxes total; only one of them held more than 100 cards.

Nowhere in their instructions do I see any mention of that. I am just posting here to create another point in their stream of suggestions - this should be clarified in advance, somewhere. If it is, I haven't seen it anywhere on their site. It just happened in the process; my cards were all already packaged up. I put the 4 barcodes on the 4 boxes and asked they not be considered multiple submissions, each subject to the $30 minimum.

I would think they want each arriving box to have a barcode on it. But suddenly telling the submitter that their 4 boxes now have a $30 minimum for each box, will lead some people to back out, and skip the "Groups" instructions, and just submit with one barcode, thinking that might get around the extra 'minimum' charges. And then COMC ends up with multiple boxes, without the barcodes they are hoping are attached.




Oh and for the record, they did refund my shipping charge when I requested 2 small shipments a few minutes apart, and they naturally combined it into a single box. Was not a big deal - but you have to ask them to do it.

[base set]

Originally Posted by Swipe79

I think this one is on you - it is explained in step 3 of the submission process where it says the minimum submission size. Did you create a different submission number/service for each box? If the 450 cards were all the same service level and type you should have only made on submission or multiple submissions of 100+.

I expected one shipping box arriving at COMC = 1 submission

I requested 1 submission and selected just Basic processing and started up the Shipping Wizard

The Shipping Wizard video instructs to create a "group" for each box you are sending in, including multiple boxes sent in inside a larger box. I have yet to see anywhere that says each box sent in is a separate submission -

- but that is how the estimated processing fees were shown to me at the end of the Shipping Wizard process.

1 Submission can contain multiple Groups. It seems a good thing to have a barcode on each box, can't argue with that. My cards were already boxed up and taped closed. I printed the barcodes, put them on the boxes, and put them in the Flat Rate box and shipped it. I enclosed a note requesting exemption from multiple <100 card fees because of the small amount of large cards in the little boxes.

The video says of a Group - "we are considering to be all items packaged together in one box. Now it might be one box inside of a bigger box, so in this example I'm sending a couple 500 count boxes that I'm going to put into a ten dollar flat rate package", and he sets up 2 Groups for the 1 Submission.

I don't think they will actually charge multiple minimum fees in the long run. But if they explained whether a Group must be 100 cards or not, there would be less confusion, and more individually labelled boxes. Clearly, a Submission must be 100 cards.

If I hadn't been sending in some large toploaders with Topps "manufactured relics" in them I would probably not have stumbled across having a Group with less than 100 items.

Originally Posted by Sonnys88

You're reading into the "groups" term too literally. The submission of 450 cards is one group. It doesn't matter if you pack 1 card or 300 cards from the order in seperate boxes, as long as they arrive in the same package to COMC. They also do not require you to label each box within your submission (but, you can always just write your COMC user name and the same order # on each box just in case).

Maybe you can call COMC and let them know that you didn't understand the submission process, and see if they can combine your orders into one.

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by jefflasvegas

Yes, I have okayed a few reversals as I believed they were priced in error.

This just happened to me for the first time. I Priced a card I paid $1.35 for $.31 cents. It was a total error on my part and I accept that. But it's nice seeing somebody willing to reverse another users mistake.

[mjohnatgt]

Wait, you actually bothered COMC to request an item return on a $1 loss?

[sammyjankis]

jefflasvegas' post lacked context - he was replying to a post I made and then deleted about reversals. I recently started flipping more heavily and I was trying to prepare myself for the process of inevitable reversals.

Seems like boxbuster was just glad that there are sympathetic and willing buyers if he were to make an error larger than his first pricing mistake today.

[13goyankees13]

Originally Posted by base set

I expected one shipping box arriving at COMC = 1 submission

I requested 1 submission and selected just Basic processing and started up the Shipping Wizard

The Shipping Wizard video instructs to create a "group" for each box you are sending in, including multiple boxes sent in inside a larger box. I have yet to see anywhere that says each box sent in is a separate submission -

- but that is how the estimated processing fees were shown to me at the end of the Shipping Wizard process.

1 Submission can contain multiple Groups. It seems a good thing to have a barcode on each box, can't argue with that. My cards were already boxed up and taped closed. I printed the barcodes, put them on the boxes, and put them in the Flat Rate box and shipped it. I enclosed a note requesting exemption from multiple <100 card fees because of the small amount of large cards in the little boxes.

The video says of a Group - "we are considering to be all items packaged together in one box. Now it might be one box inside of a bigger box, so in this example I'm sending a couple 500 count boxes that I'm going to put into a ten dollar flat rate package", and he sets up 2 Groups for the 1 Submission.

I don't think they will actually charge multiple minimum fees in the long run. But if they explained whether a Group must be 100 cards or not, there would be less confusion, and more individually labelled boxes. Clearly, a Submission must be 100 cards.

If I hadn't been sending in some large toploaders with Topps "manufactured relics" in them I would probably not have stumbled across having a Group with less than 100 items.

I do agree that COMC makes it way more confusing than they need to. They mention a $30 minimum submission fee but enforce a $30 minimum group fee, meaning that a submission can have a minimum fee greater than $30. They shouldn't have anything that says "$30 minimum submission when that's not accurate".

But when playing around with it, I'm getting a warning if I try to create a group with a fee less than the minimum. If that's not new, I think that's on you for missing that.

Either way I would try to ask them about it and see if they'll give you a refund. I wouldn't expect much though given how little they seem to be concerned about their customers lately.

[mjohnatgt]

Ah, I misunderstood. I have also accepted pricing error reversals when asked, and even bought a couple cards that were mispriced and told COMC to reverse them myself so the seller would get to price them accurately.

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Ah, I misunderstood. I have also accepted pricing error reversals when asked, and even bought a couple cards that were mispriced and told COMC to reverse them myself so the seller would get to price them accurately.

Don't worry, I didn't reverse a one dollar loss. I'm not that cheap. I only email COMC directly when it is dire.

[base set]

Originally Posted by 13goyankees13

I do agree that COMC makes it way more confusing than they need to. They mention a $30 minimum submission fee but enforce a $30 minimum group fee, meaning that a submission can have a minimum fee greater than $30. They shouldn't have anything that says "$30 minimum submission when that's not accurate".

But when playing around with it, I'm getting a warning if I try to create a group with a fee less than the minimum. If that's not new, I think that's on you for missing that.

Either way I would try to ask them about it and see if they'll give you a refund. I wouldn't expect much though given how little they seem to be concerned about their customers lately.

Yeah, you could be right on the fees to come. I didn't miss the warning - which arrives after the Groups are created.

I just wasn't up for re-packaging all the cards, when there was no heads-up in advance. Everything was all snug and secure, ready to go, and I didn't have some great selection of different sized boxes to re-configure everything into >100 card boxes somehow, particularly figuring out a way to mix thick toploaders with penny sleeved cards just to meet the minimum, all in the same box, unexpectedly, when I thought I was done with packaging. I am glad to get rid of those goofy "manu-relics" but this was annoying. If the minimum is enforced on one of the boxes the whole box was a waste of time because those dumb cards are so big, but not worth all that much either.

So just a tale I could tell, before someone else runs into this.

[unclemonkey]

I have a lot of 100 auto's.

Various sports and value.

All in penny sleeves.

Is there a particular way I should pack them?

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by unclemonkey

I have a lot of 100 auto's.

Various sports and value.

All in penny sleeves.

Is there a particular way I should pack them?

Secure them well in a 100 count box and you might be under the 1 pound mark. If so then pack them inside of a bubble mailer then wrap that around the box then put this into another. If still under a pound print label and ship.

If over 1 pound consider waiting until you have at least another 100 cards and then doing the same in a padded flat rate mailer.

[ih8ca]

I know COMC is dropping the ball on a lot of things right now and getting a lot of negative feelings toward them. I get that and they deserve it 100%. But I want to give them credit. They sold a card of mine for $7,000. I feel the net on the card is more than what i would have got on ebay. Sales seem like they are picking up.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by ih8ca

I know COMC is dropping the ball on a lot of things right now and getting a lot of negative feelings toward them. I get that and they deserve it 100%. But I want to give them credit. They sold a card of mine for $7,000. I feel the net on the card is more than what i would have got on ebay. Sales seem like they are picking up.

My sales have really gone up in the past few days as well. I think we are past the after Christmas doldrums

[Swipe79]

I've had a really solid month - I've already sold through over 10% of my port (both quantity in inventory and dollar value). I did lower all of my prices by 20-25% on the 1st of January and have had new inventory popping in constantly, so I'm sure some of my results are based on that.

[thebrett]

My sales have been great as well. Sales are not the concern though

[shrevecity]

Got a 300 card sub ready to go today. If you got some ready to go I would get them in the mail by Saturday to avoid the shipping increases.

[OLDPAPER]

Sales have been real good for my little, but growing port. As soon as I list stuff, the sales and offers start rolling in. Made a huge mistake last night while pricing too quickly though...had a 1998 Donruss Crusades Emmitt Smith /250 that I meant to price at 99.99 and missed one of the 9's....that went right away obviously....my fault 100 percent. Looks like it went to an Emmitt collector though since the same guy bought a few more Emmitt off of me and did not reprice them...so that is a positive...at least it may have gone to a collector.