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Old 03-28-2017, 01:48 PM
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Default Can someone please explain comc?

So I have been doing my research on COMC as an outlet to sell my stuff. I do not mind the 20% as paypal and ebay are 12% and I still have to ship my own items, pay for supplies etc.

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Say for example I send over 500 1975 topps minis in to sell. Do I really need to pay 20 cents upfront each? Also, do cards like these sell? I can't find sale history. Am I missing something?

Say I sent in over 5000 cards that net me 50 cents each. Just commons. You really have to pay 1000 dollars upfront? Has anyone been successful on here using COMC to make money?

Do these cards take forever to sell like on ebay?

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Old 03-28-2017, 02:26 PM
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Yeah, I'd like to know too.
Heard alot about them, but no real details.
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Old 03-28-2017, 02:55 PM
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I'm a big buyer on COMC, not so much a seller, so I can't offer TOO much on the seller's front. But...

Length of Sale...

Depends on what you are selling. Yes, they probably take quite a long time to sell. However, the site is really geared towards people with bulk that they want to get out of their house.

Fees...

Can't offer much here.

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Reach out to COMC. Their customer service is top notch.

Hopefully somebody else can speak more towards the selling aspect of it. Great site/marketplace. Highly recommended for individual cards for set collectors, team collectors, or player collectors.
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COMC sells all their stock on ebay so I don't see much advantage anymore. They still have their own website but it's the same cards as listed on ebay.
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COMC sells all their stock on ebay so I don't see much advantage anymore. They still have their own website but it's the same cards as listed on ebay.
The big advantage for buying directly from COMC is shipping. You can buy several cards from several buyers over as long a period as you want. Then have them all shipped at one time for about the same shipping price as one item purchased on eBay. You can also make offers on cards on the COMC site. The only bad part is it is becoming a museum like eBay with insanely high prices.
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I just sent out 100 3-$20 card mostly vintage baseball off-grade, a few decent singles. Since I don't have an eBay store and am tired of doing all the scanning/shipping etc. I thought it wouldn't be a bad trial balloon. Extremely easy to send and nice clean website. Bought a few randoms at ok prices but not a lot of reasonable prices. Great concept, seems ideal for dollar cards and set builders. We'll see if anything sells and if so how long it takes.
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I've only got experience as a buyer. Prices weren't great, but at least shipping was included. I waited until I had a $15 off $75 eBay coupon. Got immediate confirmation, quick shipping, and instant feedback, so it was pretty smooth.
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Good talking to you on the phone. I answered a bunch of your questions, but I'll give a plug here.

COMC is great for selling vintage stars, semistars, oddball items, certified autographs, high numbered cards, and errors. But before I send any card in, I check to see what the same card is already listed for on site. No reason to pay a quarter to list a card that sells for 30 cents (or 5 cents after the submission fee). Better to just buy cards on site and reprice them. I find COMC is best for cards between $2-15. Nonsports sell well through Amazon and eBay sales. If you want to move stock, and they'd just be sitting in a bin otherwise, send in 500 or 1000 and try it out.

Go for the long run, don't just see it as a get rich quick scheme or a dumping ground for worthless cards. People that see it as a short term scheme lose their shirts.
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I agree with John's post, I signed up and sent in around 500 cards a couple months ago and have had good success with moving off-grade vintage stars and semi-stars in the $10-$20 range. In my opinion if you price those type of items reasonably you can move them. I would not recommend commons though.
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I agree with John's post, I signed up and sent in around 500 cards a couple months ago and have had good success with moving off-grade vintage stars and semi-stars in the $10-$20 range. In my opinion if you price those type of items reasonably you can move them. I would not recommend commons though.
What about off grade Mantles, Koufax Paige in the 100-200 range?

I can't stand ebay anymore and would rather sell these on COMC, however when I look, the sales history of these cards is small. Do people not buy these cards there?
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What about off grade Mantles, Koufax Paige in the 100-200 range?

I can't stand ebay anymore and would rather sell these on COMC, however when I look, the sales history of these cards is small. Do people not buy these cards there?
Part of the issue is, on those higher dollar cards, the sellers price their cards into museum pieces. For whatever reason, they over-value their cards once they hit COMC. Not sure if it's due to a lack of market competition on COMC, or what. If you priced your Mantles/Koufax/Paige at fair market prices, or even cheaper than that, I bet they would sell.
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COMC does not have a maximum shipping charge. Until they do, I won't deal with them.



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What about sales history? I see where it lets you check the prices of sold, but is there a way to see the sales volume and the date it sold?
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What about sales history? I see where it lets you check the prices of sold, but is there a way to see the sales volume and the date it sold?
To get sales volume and sales history, you need to have History points. I think every account starts with 1,000, but you can get more if you do their "video game" like Challenges. To use a history point, you click on the bar graph/histogram picture below the card. It will show you the monthly sales history, and the highest prices paid for the card on site per grade. If you mouseover the prices, they'll show which month the highest price was paid. One point of consideration: a card can be sold hundreds of times between sellers/flippers on COMC shown in the histogram, so you want to look at the number of times the card has sold down in the pricing information section. Those are the times the card was actually delivered to a buyer.
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