All I want to do is talk about COMC

[bowman209]

Originally Posted by fungi2510

I really wish there was a way to have the cards destroyed or thrown away. In some of the ports I buy there is some just junk. I will "donate it to charity," but it just sits there priced WAY TOO high and is still on the site. I would love for some of the junk to just go away. Get rid of a ton of the stuff that never really moves off the site and lighten the load a little bit.

Awesome idea.

They can box them all up monthly or whatever and donate.

[Budler]

Around the end of 2010 before I joined. I contacted Tim with several questions about the site and the way things were being done. He replied and answered everything to my liking. He asked for suggestions what would improve the site. I give him a list of my ideals and areas that may cause problems in the future.

One was that they would become a big warehouse of cards that did not sell. Which would cause overhead cost to rise and profits to fall.

His model at first was to have fast and low processing fee with fast and fair shipping. All cards would have pictures of that card.
My reply to that was: If you grow too fast you will not be able to do it fast and cheap. You will have to choose which one you can live with.

To my surprise he did do it for more time than I thought he could.

[checkoutmydeals]

I really wish there was a way to have the cards destroyed or thrown away. In some of the ports I buy there is some just junk. I will "donate it to charity," but it just sits there priced WAY TOO high and is still on the site. I would love for some of the junk to just go away. Get rid of a ton of the stuff that never really moves off the site and lighten the load a little bit.

It would be really cool if there was a "mark as free" option. The buyer gets the card for 0 base price, but can't reprice it. It is automatically added to their next shipment. Possibly they pay the same handling fee, possibly it is discounted.

Maybe make it so they can only claim a free card if they buy another one of your cards first, or if they spend a minimum amount of money. Maybe a seller could set a setting like auto accept. "For every card someone buys from you over $x, they get a card priced y or less as a free card". From there you could set it any way you like. Buy a $2 card, get a 10 cent card from the same dealer for free. Or maybe Buy a $50 card and get a $5 card. Or buy 4 cards and get 1 for free. Something like that.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by mc1

Should have kept my mouth shut.

Its now been 7-8 business days and no paypal payment. Honestly dont think it had happened before to me

Correction. They did send the payout in in 5-6 business days. Would have been nice if they did it in 4.

Im just losing my mind lately. Forgive me for lying.

[gosanostra]

site is down...

[TripleCrown24]

For those of you who submit using the "fresh pulls" promotion, two questions:

What resource do you use to track which sets are eligible for the promotion? I know COMC has a short list on their blog, but I'm looking for something a bit more encompassing.

Also, say I submit at select and it takes an estimated two weeks. Does the 90-day window count from when they "receive" my submission, or from the two week deadline they have to upload? So if they received a package from me on 1/1 and it's due 1/15, would the cards need to have been released by 10/1 or 10/15?

[SearchPatrol]

Originally Posted by TripleCrown24

For those of you who submit using the "fresh pulls" promotion, two questions:

What resource do you use to track which sets are eligible for the promotion? I know COMC has a short list on their blog, but I'm looking for something a bit more encompassing.

Also, say I submit at select and it takes an estimated two weeks. Does the 90-day window count from when they "receive" my submission, or from the two week deadline they have to upload? So if they received a package from me on 1/1 and it's due 1/15, would the cards need to have been released by 10/1 or 10/15?

What ever happened to your toploader situation. I saw you posted something on Twitter. Did they get back to you? Like that One guy said, they charged you more than cards you sent.

[mjohnatgt]

Originally Posted by TripleCrown24

For those of you who submit using the "fresh pulls" promotion, two questions:

What resource do you use to track which sets are eligible for the promotion? I know COMC has a short list on their blog, but I'm looking for something a bit more encompassing.

Also, say I submit at select and it takes an estimated two weeks. Does the 90-day window count from when they "receive" my submission, or from the two week deadline they have to upload? So if they received a package from me on 1/1 and it's due 1/15, would the cards need to have been released by 10/1 or 10/15?

Email them or use the support button, but basically any set releasing within 3 months of the date when RECEIVED by COMC is eligible.

[jerryw]

Confused on pricing. I have 45 psa slabs and 3 bgs slabs I’d like to send off and I’m not sure how much money I will need in my account to process them. One option says 1 dollar and the other says 2 dollars. I’d hate to put in 50 and need 100 and vice a versa any info to help a fellow out be awesome.

[TripleCrown24]

Originally Posted by SearchPatrol

What ever happened to your toploader situation. I saw you posted something on Twitter. Did they get back to you? Like that One guy said, they charged you more than cards you sent.

Yep, they resolved it on Monday afternoon. Not sure what went wrong.

[SearchPatrol]

Originally Posted by jerryw

Confused on pricing. I have 45 psa slabs and 3 bgs slabs I’d like to send off and I’m not sure how much money I will need in my account to process them. One option says 1 dollar and the other says 2 dollars. I’d hate to put in 50 and need 100 and vice a versa any info to help a fellow out be awesome.

I think it's

$1 - 16 weeks under $100 Standard

$1.50 - 2 weeks under $100 Select

$2.00 - 2 weeks and over $100 Elite

[checkoutmydeals]

I think it's

$1 - 16 weeks under $100 Standard

$1.50 - 2 weeks under $100 Select

$2.00 - 2 weeks and over $100 Elite

That sounds right. Basically, there are different speeds of processing and different upgrades.

16 week Standard is 50 cents per card, plus 50 cents upgrade for Encased cards, so $1

2 week Select is $1 per card, plus 50 cents upgrade for Encased cards, so $1.50

I'm not 100% sure on Elite. I thought that if you send something in for Elite (3 days), it's a flat $2 unless it's "oversized" (jumbo / magazine / comic book). Elite is $2. But if a card has already been processed, and you want to upgrade it to Elite (this is required if you try to price a non-Elite card over $100 in Simplified Shipping Mode), then it's an additional $2, whether you are the person who originally submitted the card, or it's a flip.

The actual price page on the COMC website is clear as mud on this point, but I'm pretty sure that's the way it works. If you submit the card and ask for Elite in the first place, it's $2 total. But the website makes it sound like Elite is an upgrade. You can upgrade any item you own to Elite for $2, but I think when you submit it as Elite it's $2.

BTW, if you submit the cards for auction, then there is no up front processing fee at all. (They take the fee on the back end, and it's even more confusing). This can be a decent option for your first few batches. Send in some higher-demand, more liquid items which trade in a narrow range (such as graded rookie card of a popular player which sells for over $20 or so), earmark those for auction, and by the time your 16 week items are processed, there should be money in your account to offset the processing of those items.

[scotthenrichs]

Originally Posted by SearchPatrol

I think it's

$1 - 16 weeks under $100 Standard

On a side note, any issue packaging standard encased slabs (and for that matter, super thick cards) with standard non-encased stuff? I've got a bunch of junky graded stuff ($5-10 type stuff) I was thinking of submitting to them at the National come July, wondering if I can throw that all in with the rest of my standard submission in the same box.

[checkoutmydeals]

On a side note, any issue packaging standard encased slabs (and for that matter, super thick cards) with standard non-encased stuff? I've got a bunch of junky graded stuff ($5-10 type stuff) I was thinking of submitting to them at the National come July, wondering if I can throw that all in with the rest of my standard submission in the same box.

There shouldn't be, so long as the non-graded cards are penny-sleeved and immobile (For example, in a team bag / graded card bag, or a stack sandwiched between two empty toploaders and then put securely into some sort of bag.

Best practice would probably be to use graded card boxes for the graded cards, 550 count, 440, 330 or whatever for the non-graded cards (Max 550 is best for reasons), and then put all of that into a larger box and submit. These will fit in a flat rate priority box, but will also fit into any old cardboard box you might have lying around.

The reason for the 550 count box is that they process in batches, and if the cards won't fit in a 550 count box, they will split the batch.

But the general answer is that a "batch" can consist of graded and non-graded cards in the same batch. A "batch" cannot consist of cards which are being processed at different speeds (Standard, Select, 3-day Elite). (Again, a card from Standard or Select can be reprocessed as Elite for an additional $2, but if you send it in as Elite in the first place, then it's $2 for Elite processing).

[Dalston]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

[I]Best practice would probably be to use graded card boxes for the graded cards, 550 count, 440, 330 or whatever for the non-graded cards (Max 550 is best for reasons), and then put all of that into a larger box and submit. These will fit in a flat rate priority box, but will also fit into any old cardboard box you might have lying around.

The reason for the 550 count box is that they process in batches, and if the cards won't fit in a 550 count box, they will split the batch.

Can you explain a bit more about this. I've definitely had batches that were bigger than that (my last batch was 730, including a decent number of thicker cards) without getting split as I saw it in Processing Status. Is something else going on behind the scenes that causes it to split? And, if so, why is that a bad thing for me?

[scotthenrichs]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

On a side note, any issue packaging standard encased slabs (and for that matter, super thick cards) with standard non-encased stuff? I've got a bunch of junky graded stuff ($5-10 type stuff) I was thinking of submitting to them at the National come July, wondering if I can throw that all in with the rest of my standard submission in the same box.

There shouldn't be, so long as the non-graded cards are penny-sleeved and immobile (For example, in a team bag / graded card bag, or a stack sandwiched between two empty toploaders and then put securely into some sort of bag.

Best practice would probably be to use graded card boxes for the graded cards, 550 count, 440, 330 or whatever for the non-graded cards (Max 550 is best for reasons), and then put all of that into a larger box and submit. These will fit in a flat rate priority box, but will also fit into any old cardboard box you might have lying around.

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Yeah, I've got thousands of ungraded to send in, but only maybe a dozen or two graded cards, hardly enough to fill up a box. Maybe I stack them up in their own 200 or 300 count regular box (I think they'd fit in that?) and then stuff it with bubble wrap. I was thinking waiting until the National because when I send stuff in via mail, I like sending in three 600 ct boxes in a flat rate box at a time, fits so snuggly without much extra packaging material.

[checkoutmydeals]

Can you explain a bit more about this. I've definitely had batches that were bigger than that (my last batch was 730, including a decent number of thicker cards) without getting split as I saw it in Processing Status. Is something else going on behind the scenes that causes it to split? And, if so, why is that a bad thing for me?

It might be old data rattling around in my head, and not relevant for today. Back when they had "All you can cram in a box for one price" type specials, they would limit the size of the box to 550 count. But they haven't had a sale like that in at least 10 years, so it might not matter.

I'm also in the habit of using 550 count boxes, because 3 of them will fit in a medium Flat Rate Priority box and still have plenty of room for packing material. You can fit 600 or 660 count I think as noted above, but 550 count boxes give me the illusion that the package is relatively safe from a gorilla with a baseball bat going berserk in the back room of the post office.

[checkoutmydeals]

If you're dropping off at a show, it probably doesn't matter too much. You can probably cram the cards into an old Corn Flakes box and they'll process them just the same. You probably don't even need to take out the Corn Flakes. Just smoosh them down a bit.

[scotthenrichs]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

If you're dropping off at a show, it probably doesn't matter too much. You can probably cram the cards into an old Corn Flakes box and they'll process them just the same. You probably don't even need to take out the Corn Flakes. Just smoosh them down a bit.

Lol, I suppose so...guess I can trust their truck from the card show getting them back to Seattle without destroying the boxes more than the USPS. It's also the reason I'm holding back higher priced stuff for dropping off to them at a show rather than risking USPS losing it.

[RobDerhak]

How quick have they been getting submissions scanned lately? I sent 1k cards in that are due 4/21...haven't seen any progress yet...(not that I expected progress that fast)

[Eckstein197]

Originally Posted by RobDerhak

How quick have they been getting submissions scanned lately? I sent 1k cards in that are due 4/21...haven't seen any progress yet...(not that I expected progress that fast)

If they’re due by 4/21 you’ll probably see them start popping up around 4/1 until 4/21

I have a 4/10 that’s seen zero movement. Same with a 3/7

[Dalston]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

If you're dropping off at a show, it probably doesn't matter too much. You can probably cram the cards into an old Corn Flakes box and they'll process them just the same. You probably don't even need to take out the Corn Flakes. Just smoosh them down a bit.

Do you think you'd have to put an X on each cornflake to avoid them processing them and charging submission fees?

[checkoutmydeals]

Do you think you'd have to put an X on each cornflake to avoid them processing them and charging submission fees?

The risk there is that they'll process them anyway, and then mark them as "Unsupported -
In-Person Autograph".

[DaBears1985]

Experienced submitters - May I ask how often do they charge the $1 additional fee on cards they claim have $100+ value?

They charged me the fee on a card I paid $2.01 + shipping for (lol). Admittedly the card does usually sell for about $10-20, but still not close to $100

On the other hand, 3 cards I paid exactly $100 for did not get the additional charge

[RealDocStrange]

Originally Posted by DaBears1985

Experienced submitters - May I ask how often do they charge the $1 additional fee on cards they claim have $100+ value?

They charged me the fee on a card I paid $2.01 + shipping for (lol). Admittedly the card does usually sell for about $10-20, but still not close to $100

What’s the SRP on comc?


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