All I want to do is talk about COMC

[Swipe79]

Like the crowdsourcing of the trimmed cards problem?

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Doesn't have to be COMC itself. It can be crowdsourced; more open than any other consignment house on eBay...

[boxbuster7]

I submitted a correction request because a card was a patch instead of a jersey. The card got added a condition note AND this note "This item must be graded or authenticated before listing for sale, Contact Support." That backfired.

[mjohnatgt]

Look, you can just be critical of everything, or you can put your money where your mouth is. COMC is woefully understaffed and undereducated based on what they promise they can do. I get it. But neither Probstein or Greg Morris or PWCC or anyone else doesn't put the owner's screenname out there for you to investigate like COMC is doing. So keep whining. But know that they're being more transparent about it than other sellers on eBay.
They're not perfect, but I think they're at least trying. Tim definitely stuck his foot in his mouth overpromising their ability to combat the trimming scandal, without realizing how many consignors they host were in on it.

COMC sucks, I guess. But they're still the best company out there doing this.

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Look, you can just be critical of everything, or you can put your money where your mouth is. COMC is woefully understaffed and undereducated based on what they promise they can do. I get it. But neither Probstein or Greg Morris or PWCC or anyone else doesn't put the owner's screenname out there for you to investigate like COMC is doing. So keep whining. But know that they're being more transparent about it than other sellers on eBay.
They're not perfect, but I think they're at least trying. Tim definitely stuck his foot in his mouth overpromising their ability to combat the trimming scandal, without realizing how many consignors they host were in on it.

COMC sucks, I guess. But they're still the best company out there doing this.

I'm surprised at how many people submitted cards for ebay auctions through COMC. I've always thought Buy it now gets more $ on ebay. I guess the 2.5% fee was attractive.

[checkoutmydeals]

I'm surprised at how many people submitted cards for ebay auctions through COMC. I've always thought Buy it now gets more $ on ebay. I guess the 2.5% fee was attractive.

For me, the appeal is 100% sell-through. Every item which I sent to auction was for sale at a fixed price which nobody was willing and able to pay. At 99 cent auction, the item will sell and the buyer can name their price. If someone snags a deal, great. Maybe they'll get addicted to bidding on COMC auctions and they'll buy a bunch more stuff in the future.

[frenchquarter]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

I'm surprised at how many people submitted cards for ebay auctions through COMC. I've always thought Buy it now gets more $ on ebay. I guess the 2.5% fee was attractive.

For me, the appeal is 100% sell-through. Every item which I sent to auction was for sale at a fixed price which nobody was willing and able to pay. At 99 cent auction, the item will sell and the buyer can name their price. If someone snags a deal, great. Maybe they'll get addicted to bidding on COMC auctions and they'll buy a bunch more stuff in the future.

The minimum fee is $3.50, so if your item sells for 99 cents you will lose $2.51. If your item doesn't sell, it will be relisted twice more for free, and if it still doesn't sell, you will be charged $3.50.

I checked a little while ago, and out of 4300 items, more than 2000 items haven't received a bid, and another 300 have only received a 99 cent bid. I am seeing some items for sale in the auction that would be in my nickel box at a card show. I can't believe that they will sell. This is the first auction, so I would think that sellers will learn not to auction cheap cards that won't recoup their $3.50 fee.

[dustin42]

Originally Posted by frenchquarter

The minimum fee is $3.50, so if your item sells for 99 cents you will lose $2.51. If your item doesn't sell, it will be relisted twice more for free, and if it still doesn't sell, you will be charged $3.50.

I checked a little while ago, and out of 4300 items, more than 2000 items haven't received a bid, and another 300 have only received a 99 cent bid. I am seeing some items for sale in the auction that would be in my nickel box at a card show. I can't believe that they will sell. This is the first auction, so I would think that sellers will learn not to auction cheap cards that won't recoup their $3.50 fee.

Or they setup a test account, gave discounts to favored sellers and employees were allowed to test it. In the last few days they removed the top sellers filter on auctions. Evan Mathis was one of the top people to list auctions.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showpo...73&postcount=1

[sfgiants4life]

Anybody know when the bulk price editor will be fixed?

[dustin42]

Originally Posted by sfgiants4life

Anybody know when the bulk price editor will be fixed?

They won't respond. I tried. Sure it has to do with their servers not being able to handle the new auction bandwidth. They always turn it off when they are having issues with their site.

[dustin42]

Originally Posted by COMC James

https://blog.comc.com/comc-auctions-...ked-questions/

If I win an item on eBay, can I have it transferred to my COMC account instead of having it shipped?

COMC customers will be able to instantly transfer items won at auction by checking out on COMC. More information will be announced.

Well????

[dustin42]

Originally Posted by fungi2510

i have had reasonable success with reaching out to COMC on Twitter. I have had two problems about a month ago, and they took care of it in less than a day. I am not sure if it is the same for everyone, but you might want to try to get ahold of them via social media. I bet they are able to screen better that way.

Lets see if he responds.

https://twitter.com/dustin_42/status...08405448433664

[mintacular]

I honestly think most of the complaining about COMC is TOTALLY JUSTIFIED--these are MAJOR BIG ISSUES, not people nitpicking (for the most part)

[Swipe79]

As soon as someone/anyone creates an effective alternative I'll happily stop sending in cards. There isn't another option, it doesn't mean I have to like it.

The problem is that they're too smart for their own good. They need to do basic things to be successful - list the cards, provide good (I'd settle for average) customer service, and ship cards properly.

It's a little too early to see how COMC reacts to the possibility of people shilling the auctions. You'd have to explain to me how their process for selling on eBay is more transparent as it would not be hard for someone to open a new account and shill a bunch of stuff and then dump the account after the NPB rack up.

They aren't the best...they are the only company doing what they do right now.

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Look, you can just be critical of everything, or you can put your money where your mouth is. COMC is woefully understaffed and undereducated based on what they promise they can do. I get it. But neither Probstein or Greg Morris or PWCC or anyone else doesn't put the owner's screenname out there for you to investigate like COMC is doing. So keep whining. But know that they're being more transparent about it than other sellers on eBay.
They're not perfect, but I think they're at least trying. Tim definitely stuck his foot in his mouth overpromising their ability to combat the trimming scandal, without realizing how many consignors they host were in on it.

COMC sucks, I guess. But they're still the best company out there doing this.

[bowman209]

Originally Posted by Swipe79

As soon as someone/anyone creates an effective alternative I'll happily stop sending in cards. There isn't another option, it doesn't mean I have to like it.

The problem is that they're too smart for their own good. They need to do basic things to be successful - list the cards, provide good (I'd settle for average) customer service, and ship cards properly.

It's a little too early to see how COMC reacts to the possibility of people shilling the auctions. You'd have to explain to me how their process for selling on eBay is more transparent as it would not be hard for someone to open a new account and shill a bunch of stuff and then dump the account after the NPB rack up.

They aren't the best...they are the only company doing what they do right now.

I have had tens of thousands of websites up and running over the past 20 years and my guess is that they just don't have enough incoming revenue to hire the staff needed to run this properly.

Also, once a company reaches a certain level, they often stop worrying about the naysayers/complainers which may make up such a small percentage of users.

You can't please everyone. That never happens.

So I would have to ask, how many COMC customers aren't complaining?

I have seen the complaints and I think many are valid, for sure.

They probably just have bigger fish to fry.

IMO, what COMC does is revolutionary.

[ActionJackson]

Check out my cards on the COMC!! More to come! Thanks!


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[checkoutmydeals]

The minimum fee is $3.50, so if your item sells for 99 cents you will lose $2.51. If your item doesn't sell, it will be relisted twice more for free, and if it still doesn't sell, you will be charged $3.50.

I checked a little while ago, and out of 4300 items, more than 2000 items haven't received a bid, and another 300 have only received a 99 cent bid. I am seeing some items for sale in the auction that would be in my nickel box at a card show. I can't believe that they will sell. This is the first auction, so I would think that sellers will learn not to auction cheap cards that won't recoup their $3.50 fee.

I have 115,000 items for sale on COMC, and a few dozen at auction. I've sold over 120,000 items on COMC over the years. Sometimes they sell for less than I paid. Most of the time they don't.

If it doesn't sell for $3.50 on eBay, it wasn't going to sell for $25 on COMC. But even if an item here or there does sell for less than the listing fee, it's not the end of the world. Maybe the buyer gets a thrill from snagging a bargain. Maybe that person becomes a regular buyer from COMC, and maybe the site as a whole benefits down the line.

[Ax88amp]

Originally Posted by bowman209

I have had tens of thousands of websites up and running over the past 20 years and my guess is that they just don't have enough incoming revenue to hire the staff needed to run this properly.



Also, once a company reaches a certain level, they often stop worrying about the naysayers/complainers which may make up such a small percentage of users.



You can't please everyone. That never happens.



So I would have to ask, how many COMC customers aren't complaining?



I have seen the complaints and I think many are valid, for sure.



They probably just have bigger fish to fry.



IMO, what COMC does is revolutionary.

This is spot on. You can’t please everyone and I have to imagine that they are at the level where the complaints we see are not hurting business from their perspective. They’re likely seeing continued growth which is what the goal of most businesses is.

And I believe the ones complaining are not helping their case because many of them are likely still sending in cards and giving them business and continued growth. And as others have said, this is simply because there are not any better options. Same reason I buy Panini football products. They look much better than Leaf football products. So it’s that or nothing lol.


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[Ax88amp]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

The minimum fee is $3.50, so if your item sells for 99 cents you will lose $2.51. If your item doesn't sell, it will be relisted twice more for free, and if it still doesn't sell, you will be charged $3.50.

I checked a little while ago, and out of 4300 items, more than 2000 items haven't received a bid, and another 300 have only received a 99 cent bid. I am seeing some items for sale in the auction that would be in my nickel box at a card show. I can't believe that they will sell. This is the first auction, so I would think that sellers will learn not to auction cheap cards that won't recoup their $3.50 fee.

I have 115,000 items for sale on COMC, and a few dozen at auction. I've sold over 120,000 items on COMC over the years. Sometimes they sell for less than I paid. Most of the time they don't.

If it doesn't sell for $3.50 on eBay, it wasn't going to sell for $25 on COMC. But even if an item here or there does sell for less than the listing fee, it's not the end of the world. Maybe the buyer gets a thrill from snagging a bargain. Maybe that person becomes a regular buyer from COMC, and maybe the site as a whole benefits down the line.

100% agree. And from a seller standpoint, auction can be fun.


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[dustin42]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Look, you can just be critical of everything, or you can put your money where your mouth is. COMC is woefully understaffed and undereducated based on what they promise they can do. I get it. But neither Probstein or Greg Morris or PWCC or anyone else doesn't put the owner's screenname out there for you to investigate like COMC is doing. So keep whining. But know that they're being more transparent about it than other sellers on eBay.
They're not perfect, but I think they're at least trying. Tim definitely stuck his foot in his mouth overpromising their ability to combat the trimming scandal, without realizing how many consignors they host were in on it.

COMC sucks, I guess. But they're still the best company out there doing this.

They got rid of the user names on auctions in the last day or so you can't tell who submitted the items.

[mjohnatgt]

Well, partially. You can still see them in the URL:
https://www.comc.com/Promotions/eBay...orageUnitFinds

But yes, I agree that is disappointing. I think it was an unintended consequence of them marking all the auctions "Not For Sale" in which case they're no longer tied to seller on the left menu bar. It would be great if they added them directly to the eBay listing like the 3-ltr code they usually use.

[dustin42]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Well, partially. You can still see them in the URL:
https://www.comc.com/Promotions/eBay...orageUnitFinds

But yes, I agree that is disappointing. I think it was an unintended consequence of them marking all the auctions "Not For Sale" in which case they're no longer tied to seller on the left menu bar. It would be great if they added them directly to the eBay listing like the 3-ltr code they usually use.

Thanks! I didn't notice the name in the URL. Yeah they never think ahead before doing something new

[rdixon1208]

I called and talked to customer service today about transferring cards that I win in auction directly into my account, and sad to say, this is not an option at all. I was told that the fastest way to get the card into my COMC account is to have it "shipped" to my COMC dropbox or whatever it's called, but I would still have to pay shipping and pay the COMC insertion fee.

It's pretty disappointing....mostly because the FAQ page that accompanied the Auction Details Revealed! blog post was so misleading. Essentially the auction part of COMC is a completely separate entity from the COMC that I use to buy/sell cards. I can't use store credit to pay for my cards and I can't save on shipping and/or insertion fees (even though the cards are already there and don't need to be shipped). There is no incentive to bid on these auctions (unless there's a card I really want), and there is certainly no incentive to consign to them. There are plenty of more experienced cosigners that offer similar rates.

[duwal]

For the Cash Out Store Credit option wasn't it supposed to change this year where COMC did away with the 10% cash-out fee?

[mjohnatgt]

Originally Posted by duwal

For the Cash Out Store Credit option wasn't it supposed to change this year where COMC did away with the 10% cash-out fee?

I think you're confusing something about last year's legacy store credit being converted at a 20% rate. Did you still have legacy store credit? No cashout fee change was happening, to my knowledge.

[shortstopguy12]

Originally Posted by rdixon1208

I called and talked to customer service today about transferring cards that I win in auction directly into my account, and sad to say, this is not an option at all. I was told that the fastest way to get the card into my COMC account is to have it "shipped" to my COMC dropbox or whatever it's called, but I would still have to pay shipping and pay the COMC insertion fee.

It's pretty disappointing....mostly because the FAQ page that accompanied the Auction Details Revealed! blog post was so misleading. Essentially the auction part of COMC is a completely separate entity from the COMC that I use to buy/sell cards. I can't use store credit to pay for my cards and I can't save on shipping and/or insertion fees (even though the cards are already there and don't need to be shipped). There is no incentive to bid on these auctions (unless there's a card I really want), and there is certainly no incentive to consign to them. There are plenty of more experienced cosigners that offer similar rates.

I would have bought so much.. but nothing now