All I want to do is talk about COMC

[mjohnatgt]

Originally Posted by Budler

Have cards really gone up 10 times from a few years ago? There are cards I have purchased for $2 that people are asking $20 for them. I know it depends on the players and their are asking prices, but these are not ones that should jump that much. Maybe I should be selling if they are really going for the prices.

Some have. Use history points to see if they're actually leaving the site or just being passed around.

[Budler]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Some have. Use history points to see if they're actually leaving the site or just being passed around.

I have done a little research and Yes some I got a very good deal but others IMO there is no way they are worth what is being asked. Again I have not dig in deep enough to verify sold prices or most of the cards.

I plan on doing more research after I finish with the project. Hope to know more by the end of next week.

Again this is just what I collect and what I think/see.

[Sonnys88]

Originally Posted by Budler

I have done a little research and Yes some I got a very good deal but others IMO there is no way they are worth what is being asked. Again I have not dig in deep enough to verify sold prices or most of the cards.

I plan on doing more research after I finish with the project. Hope to know more by the end of next week.

Again this is just what I collect and what I think/see.

Majority of COMC list prices are not in line with actual recent sales. Just because it is listed on COMC for a certain price does not in any way mean it went up 10x or any other amount. Only actual sales data like eBay completed sales will tell you if a card has gone up or not.

[DynaEtch]

Second seller this week I made an offer on a card (fair offer...$30 on a $35 card for example), and the seller's response was rejecting it and jacking up the list price. In that last case $35 up to $45.

Kinda annoying. Yes I know, people will tell me there can be reasons, but Im going to remember these sellers and make sure to never offer on their cards again. Actually more likely never buy their cards in the future.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by Sonnys88

Majority of COMC list prices are not in line with actual recent sales. Just because it is listed on COMC for a certain price does not in any way mean it went up 10x or any other amount. Only actual sales data like eBay completed sales will tell you if a card has gone up or not.

Cards that are still listed on the site are still for sale for a reason. Any cards priced reasonably or discounted enough during sales sell quickly. Ask me how I know!

[discodanman45]

Originally Posted by mc1

Cards that are still listed on the site are still for sale for a reason. Any cards priced reasonably or discounted enough during sales sell quickly. Ask me how I know!

Still good deals that just sit there. A few reasons why they sit is that COMC doesn't get the eyeballs on their cards and COMC does not do a great job checking for condition of cards. Pictures are not enough.

It is much easier for me to ship the cards back from COMC and sell on eBay even though eBay will take almost 20% in fees and shipping is involved.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Second seller this week I made an offer on a card (fair offer...$30 on a $35 card for example), and the seller's response was rejecting it and jacking up the list price. In that last case $35 up to $45.

Kinda annoying. Yes I know, people will tell me there can be reasons, but Im going to remember these sellers and make sure to never offer on their cards again. Actually more likely never buy their cards in the future.

What was the actual value on the card? Was it a $45 card that they had priced too low and you were greedy? Or was the seller joelshitshow and just raising to raise?

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

What was the actual value on the card? Was it a $45 card that they had priced too low and you were greedy? Or was the seller joelshitshow and just raising to raise?

Not finding many comps on ebay but COMC says 3 sales up to $30.30 max during last year and one PSA 8.5 for $17.34. This was for a raw. Granted it's the only one in the bucket, but I'd say $30 is topping the average market value given those numbers.

You never completely know the reason- could be a "hey wait I have a comc monopoly" moment, but Im doubtful. I think what's likely in this scenario is seller sees there is interest in a card via getting an offer, knowing they are the only one, so jack up the price. Some may have offers on *just* for this purpose. Im not going to play that game, and will patiently wait for another one to be listed, which would be great. Best of luck to seller on selling their card for $45 which no one was buying at $35.

If the seller did decline the $30 offer and kept the price I probably would have just bought for full price $35...now heck no. For the record everything here is in the right of the seller to do what they want with their card price (note Im not outing them), but would be nice if I knew which sellers do this ahead of time, so that I would never offer on their listings. I will at least be avoiding these 2 now.

[Budler]

Just in case someone cares about my project of updating my watch list.
Take in account this is just cards that I collect, other collectors may vary. Nebraska football.

My findings:

1. Over 2,400 cards on it now.
2. Found 10 cards that I purchased right away. Will request a shipment in the next couple of weeks.
3. Appears 70% or more of them are still at COVID prices. Way too high for me.
4. Approx. 5 sellers have 65% of the cards. All 5 sellers with large number of cards and they buy ports so no processing fees. IMO
5. Most sellers not taking offers or just a few % off most of the time. A couple are taking 80% off or around that but the new prices is still high for me.
6. 4 of the sellers that I know do raise their prices if an offer is made. So no offers to them. If they would take their Min. I would jump on a lot of them as then. IMO their Min. is fair for most of them.
7. Very few of my cards I have been able to find comps. You do not see players like Tanner Lee selling on E-Bay much.
8. Prices on some of my cards are higher than some stars in the same set. Mine are not stars. Do they really think that Husker collectors will pay more.
9. A good number of them have been setting on the site for years. One goes back to Item number in the 500,000.
10. So far I have found only 2 members here that has cards for me.
11. Found a lot that I made offers but appears most are not accepting offers or just a few % off.
12. Appears I have purchased all of the really cheap cards on my want list. So I have raised my offers and have figured IF I still want to collect, I will have to pay a lot more then I have been. Spent more and get less!!!
13. Not seeing any Race to the Bottom now days more like if that guy is asking $10. I will ask $9.99 or $10,01 and no one moves.
14. A lot of my cards I need have not had any sold or they sold a few years ago. On COMC.

15. If they are really selling at those prices I should be selling and not buying but I know better.

I have researched E-Bay, Beckett, Sportlots and others and I look at total cost of the card. I do pick up a few here and there but COMC kind of have me over a barrel. Shows do not work for me due to what I collect. NO!! I will not expand my collecting I'm cutting back. So I plan on to wait and pick up cards as they drop to a price, I'm willing to pay.

I have no problem if someone makes a counteroffer or is too high that I will not accept. I just move on to the next card out of the 2,400.

[boxbuster7]

Sales have fallen off a cliff and MLB is the majority of my port. Ugh...

[DynaEtch]

Question about submissions from a noob:

A little while back I did my first ever submission and it was a simple 60ish card submission, all select tier. Went smoothly.

I now plan on doing a more complicated submission, including some cards for select tier, some for elite tier. Most of the select raw, but with some graded. And most of the elite raw, but with some graded.

Can I put multiple tiers (select, elite) in the same package, and also within those both raw and graded. How would you do this....I was planning on doing separate smaller white boxes within the outer shipping box. And inside each box have the cards for that tier and the paperwork for that tier. Is this more or less ok?

[DynaEtch]

Another question I have is how are people’s experiences with higher end cards on comc. Do buyers ever buy these? Like maybe $1k-$2k range. Or is comc not the place to sell that type of card. As a buyer in marvel cards I can say I see some of the high end cards just sit and sit and sit, even when prices are somewhat accurate. Just wondering selling wise what peoples experience has been. I know it’ll contribute to the storage fees.

[DynaEtch]

One last question (sorry to bombard with the q’s):

If you send old sketch cards from like 07-08 Masterpieces (before the epack era), is there a way to designate to COMC who the artist is within the submission, so they don’t list it as artist unknown? Like maybe including a slip of paper behind the card in the sleeve saying who the artist is, or would that not be accepted. Thanks for any help.

[Dragonman]

1. Yes you can send multiple tiers in same package.
2. Comc probably not the right place for higher end cards.
3. I have put stickers on the penny sleeve notifying the processor of different things many times through the years.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by Dragonman

1. Yes you can send multiple tiers in same package.
2. Comc probably not the right place for higher end cards.
3. I have put stickers on the penny sleeve notifying the processor of different things many times through the years.

Thanks for the input. I like your method of sticker on the penny sleeve better than a slip of paper inside it. Hopefully that’ll fly.

[ironfireman]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

Sales have fallen off a cliff and MLB is the majority of my port. Ugh...

Mine has been pretty up and down. Considering the time of year and I'm mostly baseball, sales have been low. Luckily, I usually have the lower priced cards and a lot of vintage. I do have a retail booth which is going gangbusters though and cards shows are packed. Feels like if COMC could ever sort out their shipping issues they'd double their biz. But as they seem to have a hard time keeping their head above water, employee wise, maybe it's by design and the expedited shipping $ is a better deal for them.

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

One last question (sorry to bombard with the q’s):

If you send old sketch cards from like 07-08 Masterpieces (before the epack era), is there a way to designate to COMC who the artist is within the submission, so they don’t list it as artist unknown? Like maybe including a slip of paper behind the card in the sleeve saying who the artist is, or would that not be accepted. Thanks for any help.

If your sketch card is uploaded with the artist unknown designation you can request a correction and provide them with the artist's name.

These corrections typically get done within 24-48 hours.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

If your sketch card is uploaded with the artist unknown designation you can request a correction and provide them with the artist's name.

These corrections typically get done within 24-48 hours.

Ah that makes sense, thanks!

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Definitely either send them a message before and see how they want to receive them, or include a note around the sketch groups to include as a lot. I've seen them process multiple sketch cards in a puzzle as individuals before.

So I sent an email to COMC customer service asking about the puzzle sketch submission. Their response: COMC only lists single cards, never sets of cards, there is no way to have a listing of 4-cards as a single group.

I just responded along the lines: I've bought 4-card puzzle sketches on COMC multiple times listed as a single card. And if you search 'puzzle sketch' several come up, obviously transfers from epack. Here's one currently listed:


2019-20 Upper Deck Marvel Annual - Sketch Cards 4-Piece Puzzle Achievements #SKT4 - Dave Lynch /1
Courtesy of COMC.com

So...they never list 4-card sets as a single card? Which is what that is?

Will see what the response is, but it's doubtful Im going to be able to submit my puzzle sketch, which is a bummer. Unless they give me the go-ahead first. Good thing you said to contact first.

[Budler]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Thanks for the input. I like your method of sticker on the penny sleeve better than a slip of paper inside it. Hopefully that’ll fly.

I just put in a request to have one card rescanned as it had a price sticker on it. I have seen that happening a few times.

[OldReignman]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Question about submissions from a noob:

A little while back I did my first ever submission and it was a simple 60ish card submission, all select tier. Went smoothly.

I now plan on doing a more complicated submission, including some cards for select tier, some for elite tier. Most of the select raw, but with some graded. And most of the elite raw, but with some graded.

Can I put multiple tiers (select, elite) in the same package, and also within those both raw and graded. How would you do this....I was planning on doing separate smaller white boxes within the outer shipping box. And inside each box have the cards for that tier and the paperwork for that tier. Is this more or less ok?

That’s exactly what I have done in the past and it worked out fine.


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[mjohnatgt]

ePack is a different beast. What they do for a corporate customer may not be what they're willing to do for everyone else (i.e. sketch puzzles, achievements, stock photos for base). Many cards on COMC sell in the $1,000-2,000 range, some as BINs and some as eBay auctions. Their Facebook page regularly touts cards selling in those ranges. Many may even sell via eBay Bin at 15% over your list price.

[DynaEtch]

Thats true epack is its own thing I guess….pretty disappointing you can’t submit a puzzle sketch at all though.

Good to know some higher end cards do sell.

[lahmejoon1]

Originally Posted by Budler

Just in case someone cares about my project of updating my watch list.
Take in account this is just cards that I collect, other collectors may vary. Nebraska football.

My findings:

1. Over 2,400 cards on it now.
2. Found 10 cards that I purchased right away. Will request a shipment in the next couple of weeks.
3. Appears 70% or more of them are still at COVID prices. Way too high for me.
4. Approx. 5 sellers have 65% of the cards. All 5 sellers with large number of cards and they buy ports so no processing fees. IMO
5. Most sellers not taking offers or just a few % off most of the time. A couple are taking 80% off or around that but the new prices is still high for me.
6. 4 of the sellers that I know do raise their prices if an offer is made. So no offers to them. If they would take their Min. I would jump on a lot of them as then. IMO their Min. is fair for most of them.
7. Very few of my cards I have been able to find comps. You do not see players like Tanner Lee selling on E-Bay much.
8. Prices on some of my cards are higher than some stars in the same set. Mine are not stars. Do they really think that Husker collectors will pay more.
9. A good number of them have been setting on the site for years. One goes back to Item number in the 500,000.
10. So far I have found only 2 members here that has cards for me.
11. Found a lot that I made offers but appears most are not accepting offers or just a few % off.
12. Appears I have purchased all of the really cheap cards on my want list. So I have raised my offers and have figured IF I still want to collect, I will have to pay a lot more then I have been. Spent more and get less!!!
13. Not seeing any Race to the Bottom now days more like if that guy is asking $10. I will ask $9.99 or $10,01 and no one moves.
14. A lot of my cards I need have not had any sold or they sold a few years ago. On COMC.

15. If they are really selling at those prices I should be selling and not buying but I know better.

I have researched E-Bay, Beckett, Sportlots and others and I look at total cost of the card. I do pick up a few here and there but COMC kind of have me over a barrel. Shows do not work for me due to what I collect. NO!! I will not expand my collecting I'm cutting back. So I plan on to wait and pick up cards as they drop to a price, I'm willing to pay.

I have no problem if someone makes a counteroffer or is too high that I will not accept. I just move on to the next card out of the 2,400.

Nice project. Thanks for the observations! I target only a handful of guys for my PC and have noticed similar things when doing my regular searches for cards of those guys.

[Budler]

Originally Posted by Budler

Just in case someone cares about my project of updating my watch list.
Take in account this is just cards that I collect, other collectors may vary. Nebraska football.

My findings:

1. Over 2,400 cards on it now.
2. Found 10 cards that I purchased right away. Will request a shipment in the next couple of weeks.
3. Appears 70% or more of them are still at COVID prices. Way too high for me.
4. Approx. 5 sellers have 65% of the cards. All 5 sellers with large number of cards and they buy ports so no processing fees. IMO
5. Most sellers not taking offers or just a few % off most of the time. A couple are taking 80% off or around that but the new prices is still high for me.
6. 4 of the sellers that I know do raise their prices if an offer is made. So no offers to them. If they would take their Min. I would jump on a lot of them as then. IMO their Min. is fair for most of them.
7. Very few of my cards I have been able to find comps. You do not see players like Tanner Lee selling on E-Bay much.
8. Prices on some of my cards are higher than some stars in the same set. Mine are not stars. Do they really think that Husker collectors will pay more.
9. A good number of them have been setting on the site for years. One goes back to Item number in the 500,000.
10. So far I have found only 2 members here that has cards for me.
11. Found a lot that I made offers but appears most are not accepting offers or just a few % off.
12. Appears I have purchased all of the really cheap cards on my want list. So I have raised my offers and have figured IF I still want to collect, I will have to pay a lot more then I have been. Spent more and get less!!!
13. Not seeing any Race to the Bottom now days more like if that guy is asking $10. I will ask $9.99 or $10,01 and no one moves.
14. A lot of my cards I need have not had any sold or they sold a few years ago. On COMC.

15. If they are really selling at those prices I should be selling and not buying but I know better.

I have researched E-Bay, Beckett, Sportlots and others and I look at total cost of the card. I do pick up a few here and there but COMC kind of have me over a barrel. Shows do not work for me due to what I collect. NO!! I will not expand my collecting I'm cutting back. So I plan on to wait and pick up cards as they drop to a price, I'm willing to pay.

I have no problem if someone makes a counteroffer or is too high that I will not accept. I just move on to the next card out of the 2,400.

A big surprise today on #11. 6 of the last 10 offers was accepted. Has been running around 25% of offers.

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