Did COMC just kill their business model?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I think Rich done a good job by mentioning it at all. I have seen other articles on it and nobody else mentioned Dean's crazy pricing.

On a side note I have no problem with Dean's pricing, it seams to be working for them. Now Rich's selling practices totally confuse me.

Ben:

I agree with you on the issue you are talking about, I don't know how easy it's going to be to get a full photo of the framed sheet I'm advertising on BST

And, the shipping will be a lot of money

But tis still a cool item --

And it's unique and I have no idea how to price it

In other words, when I hear something I like, it will be gone

Rich

[DaClyde]

Most likely COMC partnered with Dean's because Beckett is partnered with Burbank. And unlike Burbank, Dean's already had their inventory scanned and ready to go. I don't seen Dean's pricing issues any differently than a handful of other sellers that have 5 cent commons listed for $10+ (seriously? http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1...terson/2011256). Unrealistic pricing just means those items won't sell.

I don't really see how it changes anything for COMC, as it is still one more seller competing against the hundreds that are already there. Now they just have some extra marketing materials regarding the quantity of vintage cards they have for sale.

There are currently 183 1989 Fleer Randy Johnson #381 Completely Blacked Out Billboard versions and there is now way of knowing in what order they were added.

I'm curious as to the benefit of knowing what order 183 of the same card were listed...

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

I'm curious as to the benefit of knowing what order 183 of the same card were listed...

Jason,

I believe he is looking for one of the variations of that particular card. If they are sorted in a "listed most recently" order, he can look only at ones he hasn't already seen and avoid wasting time.

Best regards,

Eric

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Jason,

I believe he is looking for one of the variations of that particular card. If they are sorted in a "listed most recently" order, he can look only at ones he hasn't already seen and avoid wasting time.

Best regards,

Eric

Eric got it right. I am a variation and print error collector and hate wasting time looking at cards I have seen a dozen times.