All I want to do is talk about COMC

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by RustyGreerFan

I forgot to write SUMMER25 or w/e on one of my packages. They wouldn't honor the special. I thought it was really strange that during the Start Submission process that they did not prompt me in any way to take advantage of the sale. So I ended up forgetting one of the details I'd read about six days previous. It's just so strange to me when a company runs a special, then tries to make obstacles that allow them to take advantage of it. If you don't WANT WANT them to take advantage of it, then don't even run it. They should be doing what they can to make sure customers do get the special... that's like the whole point of the special. You're building goodwill with your customers. Thank god my other three subs arrived exactly on the 17th or I'd be batting 0-fer-4.

I actually forgot to write down on one of the specials a year or so back and they honored it.

I just hate how pathetic and inconsistent this company has become.

[anusinha]

I had a package that arrived last friday and still hasnt been entered yet, anyone else seeing delays on intake?

[Dalston]

Originally Posted by anusinha

I had a package that arrived last friday and still hasnt been entered yet, anyone else seeing delays on intake?

This always happens when they have a meaningful submission promotion. Check out the angst in this thread in the second half of August last year. As I've said before, COMC is a company that is incapable of planning for success (or learning the lessons of history, for that matter).

[TheHeel]

Originally Posted by anusinha

I had a package that arrived last friday and still hasnt been entered yet, anyone else seeing delays on intake?

I wouldn't worry about it. Due to the promotion, they most likely got hammered. Mine arrived Monday and I do not expect it to populate on the dashboard for a week or more.

[longhornjunkie]

They corrected an item description on their end, so I put it up for sale, but now the eBay description is still wrong. How long does that take? If someone doesn't notice and buys it, I assume COMC is liable, and I won't be involved in a return etc.

[newcokeandtaco]

Originally Posted by longhornjunkie

They corrected an item description on their end, so I put it up for sale, but now the eBay description is still wrong. How long does that take? If someone doesn't notice and buys it, I assume COMC is liable, and I won't be involved in a return etc.

Message them via the ebay listing and ask for it to be fixed.

[ironfireman]

I made a mistake in making an offer on a card to "HelpMeSurviveTheX" I'd made them an offer once before on a different card and they rejected and raised the price but this time there where 2 of the same card around the same price and one a little lower so I made an offer of 14% off Rejected and raised the price 12% - LOL - Good luck buddy!
Also, a user named OffersPlease once did the same thing, rejected and raised the price but I made another offer on one of their cards cuz maybe they got a hug recently... and.... they don't take offers any more! OffersPlease does NOT take offers. As I get older I just see morons and a-holes as free entertainment!

[Sonnys88]

Originally Posted by ironfireman

I made a mistake in making an offer on a card to "HelpMeSurviveTheX" I'd made them an offer once before on a different card and they rejected and raised the price but this time there where 2 of the same card around the same price and one a little lower so I made an offer of 14% off Rejected and raised the price 12% - LOL - Good luck buddy!
Also, a user named OffersPlease once did the same thing, rejected and raised the price but I made another offer on one of their cards cuz maybe they got a hug recently... and.... they don't take offers any more! OffersPlease does NOT take offers. As I get older I just see morons and a-holes as free entertainment!

Yeah, that is just an idiotic practice. What is the point of even accepting offers at all? Or having cards for sale if you'll just keep raising the price when there is interest?

If someone makes an offer to me - I accept it 90% of the time as I am on COMC to sell - not hold my inventory forever. The rare times I don't accept immediately are for higher dollar cards that I think might sell at full price at some point. But, I'd never raise the price because of an offer.

[longhornjunkie]

Originally Posted by newcokeandtaco

Message them via the ebay listing and ask for it to be fixed.

Did that, and their response was "We have corrected the item you are referring to on our end and are just waiting for eBay to update the listing." Guess I'll hit them up again and ask how long it usually takes.

[TakaTanakaGiant]

Originally Posted by ironfireman

I made a mistake in making an offer on a card to "HelpMeSurviveTheX" I'd made them an offer once before on a different card and they rejected and raised the price but this time there where 2 of the same card around the same price and one a little lower so I made an offer of 14% off Rejected and raised the price 12% - LOL - Good luck buddy!
Also, a user named OffersPlease once did the same thing, rejected and raised the price but I made another offer on one of their cards cuz maybe they got a hug recently... and.... they don't take offers any more! OffersPlease does NOT take offers. As I get older I just see morons and a-holes as free entertainment!

Howdy Ironfireman,
I’m OffersPlease on COMC.
Would you care to provide details on the card offer that I rejected and bumped the price on?

I went ahead and searched through my Offer History. 39 pages dating back to Christmas Day of 2023. Honestly, I’m too tired to go further back than that.
We have only had one transaction. That was ME buying a card from YOU on 3/12/2024. It was for a Leaf Ohtani RC. We did a little back and forth on the offers and you accepted a 10-15% off discount after I originally asked for 20%.
I buy a lot on the platform. I confess that I like to send out lower offers. If your settings are set to receive 50% off offers, I probably will send something near that. Why? Because I like good deals and I’m not offended if they are rejected.
I’m 20 cards away from having purchased 28,000 cards on the site.
I just passed the 18,000 cards sold mark.
Not as big as some on this forum, but I’d like to think I’m doing something right.
As for not accepting offers. I actually do. However, my store has been on a 50-60% off sale over the last month and a half. The COMC offer settings don’t allow for offers greater than 50% of my asking price.
I asked my account manager in the past about changing this figure to allow for heavier discounted offers. As of summer of last year, they are looking into it. Not getting my hopes up.
There are plenty of sellers that adjust prices after you send offers. It happens to me all the time. I don’t get butt hurt over it.

I’m glad my shenanigans(?) can provide you with “free entertainment.”

*maybe you have another username? I probably have adjusted my pricing for cards that were well lower than the market. I can recall doing this with vintage that looked much better than the counterparts under the same listing. But, the cards are mine and I get to dictate the price. You should have bought at the asking price then.

[RobDerhak]

I'm not ashamed to say that I've raised prices after receiving an offer.

I'd say I accept 75-80% of offers I receive, but this one was ridiculous, and these are the circumstances when I will raise a price after receiving an offer...

There are only 2 of this card listed on COMC, 1 at 19.99, and mine, which was listed at $3.99...chrome card, both cards are well centered.

I got an offer for 20% off of my card (my lowest offer threshold)...$3.40...which, I'll remind you, was already priced 75% lower than the only other card listed.

So, thanks to the greedy offeror on this one for pointing out my pricing mistake...they could have had the card for $3.99, but his lowball gave me an opportunity to realize the market on this player had changed, and I raised my price for $9.99...still 50% lower than competition.

Let's say I accepted their offer...there is a high likelihood that buyer is just going to flip the card for $9-$15 anyway, so why in the world would I walk away from that opportunity to margin up my own inventory?

[newcokeandtaco]

I do understand fixing a potential pricing error, but I admittedly do not understand the immediate repricing after an offer is received. That sort of business practice does not really happen in the real world (face to face bargaining) without frustrating the customer. Maybe someone can provide an example/situation where this occurs and is considered normal/acceptable, I could not think of one.

[elektrokuter]

Originally Posted by newcokeandtaco

I do understand fixing a potential pricing error, but I admittedly do not understand the immediate repricing after an offer is received. That sort of business practice does not really happen in the real world (face to face bargaining) without frustrating the customer. Maybe someone can provide an example/situation where this occurs and is considered normal/acceptable, I could not think of one.

Same, if its fixing a mistake or discovering market price has changed I have no issue.

But its baffling when they raise it right after- esp when that card has been sitting for awhile and the price is now over comps. Happened to me once when I just tried to offer down to current comps and the price went way up after lol.
I know comc can have a slightly different economy than ebay- but it is amusing

[boxbuster7]

What about this hypothetical - have an open offer from buyer 25% less than market -

pitcher has terrible start...offers still open

I accepted yesterday. I don't believe it to be unethical as it is the buyers responsibility to cancel their offer and I was taking a loss.

Find it to be a bit more interesting than the raised price conversation, which we've had tons here

[newcokeandtaco]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

What about this hypothetical - have an open offer from buyer 25% less than market -

pitcher has terrible start...offers still open

I accepted yesterday. I don't believe it to be unethical as it is the buyers responsibility to cancel their offer and I was taking a loss.

Find it to be a bit more interesting than the raised price conversation, which we've had tons here

Other than trying to respond as quickly as possible to offers, I have no issue with that scenario. I would also have no issue if you decide decline the offer and increase the price of the item if the pitcher throws a perfect game. It is the immediate increase after an offer is received that seems unfair/problematic.

Maybe sellers could wait ~24 hours after an offer is received and then increase the price. Give the buyer a chance to pay full asking price before changes.

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by newcokeandtaco

Other than trying to respond as quickly as possible to offers, I have no issue with that scenario. I would also have no issue if you decide decline the offer and increase the price of the item if the pitcher throws a perfect game. It is the immediate increase after an offer is received that seems unfair/problematic.

Maybe sellers could wait ~24 hours after an offer is received and then increase the price. Give the buyer a chance to pay full asking price before changes.

I agree with this - some just do it without reason - But if there is a reason, I have no problem with it and do it myself eg - trade, big game, etc.

[newcokeandtaco]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

I agree with this - some just do it without reason - But if there is a reason, I have no problem with it and do it myself eg - trade, big game, etc.

Repricing with a reason (subjective) and repricing after an offer are different things imo.

After reading about this pricing tactic on BO (and experiencing it on COMC), I have learned to be very careful with offers. Especially if I really want an item I think is overvalued/overpriced. I will just wait patiently until there is a price decrease or sale to pick up the item. And I do this knowing that a majority of sellers would never employ this and bargain in good faith.

[mjohnatgt]

I raise prices rarely, but when I do, it's most likely because I'm dealing with someone who is consistently low-balling based on what I'll hold the card to sell over time. For example, three times this week I've had $50 offers on a card I have listed for $99. I am not going to take less than $60 for the card.

They offer $50. I counter at $60.
They offer $51. I counter at $60.
They offer $51.50. I reject the offer.
They offer $52.50. I reject the offer and raise the price to $120.

Now if they want to offer again, they have to pay the $60 I'm going to accept.

[newcokeandtaco]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

I raise prices rarely, but when I do, it's most likely because I'm dealing with someone who is consistently low-balling based on what I'll hold the card to sell over time. For example, three times this week I've had $50 offers on a card I have listed for $99. I am not going to take less than $60 for the card.

They offer $50. I counter at $60.
They offer $51. I counter at $60.
They offer $51.50. I reject the offer.
They offer $52.50. I reject the offer and raise the price to $120.

Now if they want to offer again, they have to pay the $60 I'm going to accept.

This is a great example of a frustrating buyer. But I still do not see how increasing the price stops future low offers or how it helps you sell the item.

In that exact scenario, I would do the following:
They offer $50. I counter at $60.
They offer $51. I again counter at $60 (ie. discounted price is firm) and lower the price of the item for everyone to ~$60-$75 (and maybe even entice interested ebay buyers if cross listed). This hopefully puts maximum pressure on the interested buyer to acquire the item @ $60. If the item does not move (maybe a day or two) I eventually increase the price back to $99.

I realize this is not easy with large ports and numerous offers.

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by newcokeandtaco

Repricing with a reason (subjective) and repricing after an offer are different things imo.

After reading about this pricing tactic on BO (and experiencing it on COMC), I have learned to be very careful with offers. Especially if I really want an item I think is overvalued/overpriced. I will just wait patiently until there is a price decrease or sale to pick up the item. And I do this knowing that a majority of sellers would never employ this and bargain in good faith.

just gotta know who the serial raisers are

[anusinha]

Sub arrived on the 14th and still not loaded to my account.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by anusinha

Sub arrived on the 14th and still not loaded to my account.

Well, that's not good for mine delivered the 17th....

Pretty on brand for COMC, though.

[mc1]

4-5 business days is common for times when they were slammed. A few more days for this promotion isnt unforeseen.

[hanes1111]

Originally Posted by RobDerhak

I'm not ashamed to say that I've raised prices after receiving an offer.

I'd say I accept 75-80% of offers I receive, but this one was ridiculous, and these are the circumstances when I will raise a price after receiving an offer...

There are only 2 of this card listed on COMC, 1 at 19.99, and mine, which was listed at $3.99...chrome card, both cards are well centered.

I got an offer for 20% off of my card (my lowest offer threshold)...$3.40...which, I'll remind you, was already priced 75% lower than the only other card listed.

So, thanks to the greedy offeror on this one for pointing out my pricing mistake...they could have had the card for $3.99, but his lowball gave me an opportunity to realize the market on this player had changed, and I raised my price for $9.99...still 50% lower than competition.

Let's say I accepted their offer...there is a high likelihood that buyer is just going to flip the card for $9-$15 anyway, so why in the world would I walk away from that opportunity to margin up my own inventory?

Spot on and Ive did this many times

[JustinVerlander07]

Did COMC do any processing specials for the National last year? Would they be announcing that soon?