All I want to do is talk about COMC

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by rentz

glad i read the warnings about comc misidentifying cards, had one in a big shipment they listed as base and it was a serial numbers of 10
i caught it and they corrected quickly but still annoying

They processed a bunch of my select sub (mostly Bowman Best University Basketball) and they misidentified a couple cards, including a #'d white geometric /5 as a base card and a jumbo patch relic auto as a base instead of /49.

[RealDocStrange]

Sort of a play on the misidentification trend:

almost all of my newly processed serial numbered cards have had the # on the card missing.

So a card #13/49 - for example - is showing up as /49 without the “13” in the listing. Which is a big change!

They correct them in a few hours when tagged but this is entirely new in the last month or so.


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[rentz]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

They processed a bunch of my select sub (mostly Bowman Best University Basketball) and they misidentified a couple cards, including a #'d white geometric /5 as a base card and a jumbo patch relic auto as a base instead of /49.

I'm sure i missed a few in the hundreds i had to price.

[Johnsonev]

Woof, not the grading result I was hoping for.



Would've been plenty happy with a 9 and okay with an 8, but a 6? I've seen COMC with some pretty egregious examples of not having condition notes on thick-stock cards that are creased or otherwise destroyed, but for some reason I though they'd be better with thin-stock, chromium cards like this.

FWIW I cheaped out and didn't go for COMC's pre-grading service, but then again if they deemed it unworthy of grading then I probably would've sold it raw and some other poor chump would've gotten stuck with it.

Definitely has me spooked about some of the other raw stuff I've yet to get shipped to me. The only reason I graded this one was to dispel any doubts about its condition, and, well, that didn't go great. I'm not a condition freak, but a 6 is rough enough that I may end up selling it for a loss of a few hundred. Good learning experience, be cautious out there with mid to high end raw!

[mjohnatgt]

In case you weren't aware, you can also contact COMC customer service when considering a raw purchase on site and have them verify the condition in the warehouse. Especially on ones where the condition can change the value in the hundreds.

[Johnsonev]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

In case you weren't aware, you can also contact COMC customer service when considering a raw purchase on site and have them verify the condition in the warehouse. Especially on ones where the condition can change the value in the hundreds.

I wasn't aware they'd be willing to do that, good to know

[mc1]

Originally Posted by RealDocStrange

Sort of a play on the misidentification trend:

almost all of my newly processed serial numbered cards have had the # on the card missing.

So a card #13/49 - for example - is showing up as /49 without the “13” in the listing. Which is a big change!

They correct them in a few hours when tagged but this is entirely new in the last month or so.

In the past, theyve sometimes skipped putting the serial number and just listed QTY made, so instead of /49 theyd just put QTY made 49. It wasnt common but i would notice when buying serial numbered cards on the site.

[BoSoxFan1999]

So for those of you that have submitted cards to COMC's eBay live auctions, what have your results been so far? I have a card in the ~$40-50 range according to recent sales that I'm considering submitting (more of an experiment than anything else) but I don't want to end up a horror story where it only sells for $5 and I end up losing money. Lol

[Sonnys88]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

So for those of you that have submitted cards to COMC's eBay live auctions, what have your results been so far? I have a card in the ~$40-50 range according to recent sales that I'm considering submitting (more of an experiment than anything else) but I don't want to end up a horror story where it only sells for $5 and I end up losing money. Lol

I haven't submitted to the Live auctions in a few months, but when I did it was very "hit or miss".

The stuff that usually did well was current in-demand players / rookies / inserts, other low #ed inserts and parallels. and anything that was visually appealing (gold, refractors, game-used cards with multi-color patches, etc.).

Common, obscure, and run of the mill stuff was all over the place as far as what it sold for.

I would not go the Live auction route unless you like to gamble. Sometimes you make out, sometimes you don't...

[fungi2510]

Does anyone know when they are live? I know that there are some steals to be had, but I haven't been on forever so I do not get updates when they go live anymore.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Sonnys88

I haven't submitted to the Live auctions in a few months, but when I did it was very "hit or miss".

The stuff that usually did well was current in-demand players / rookies / inserts, other low #ed inserts and parallels. and anything that was visually appealing (gold, refractors, game-used cards with multi-color patches, etc.).

Common, obscure, and run of the mill stuff was all over the place as far as what it sold for.

I would not go the Live auction route unless you like to gamble. Sometimes you make out, sometimes you don't...

Cool, thanks for the input. I'll probably decline trying out ebay live for now, though my card is of a player you would call a "hot prospect" and #'d to 99.

[mjohnatgt]

Originally Posted by fungi2510

Does anyone know when they are live? I know that there are some steals to be had, but I haven't been on forever so I do not get updates when they go live anymore.

They are on right now. I usually get a notification at like 1130 CT (0930 in Seattle) that they've started them. Sometimes they also have afternoon shows.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

They are on right now. I usually get a notification at like 1130 CT (0930 in Seattle) that they've started them. Sometimes they also have afternoon shows.

Ok, about 685 people on the stream. Saw several cards sell for less than $10 so far, including some for 99 cents. So the 99 cents cards the seller is losing over $4 then??

[rentz]

incorrect identifications getting bad and it seems to be more prominent on serial numbered cards
just had another they identified entirely wrong its out of /15 but they listed as 199 and had the first part of the serial wrong too.

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by Johnsonev

Woof, not the grading result I was hoping for.



Would've been plenty happy with a 9 and okay with an 8, but a 6? I've seen COMC with some pretty egregious examples of not having condition notes on thick-stock cards that are creased or otherwise destroyed, but for some reason I though they'd be better with thin-stock, chromium cards like this.

FWIW I cheaped out and didn't go for COMC's pre-grading service, but then again if they deemed it unworthy of grading then I probably would've sold it raw and some other poor chump would've gotten stuck with it.

Definitely has me spooked about some of the other raw stuff I've yet to get shipped to me. The only reason I graded this one was to dispel any doubts about its condition, and, well, that didn't go great. I'm not a condition freak, but a 6 is rough enough that I may end up selling it for a loss of a few hundred. Good learning experience, be cautious out there with mid to high end raw!

I've had a few sixes - even a few fives - COMC grading is like roulette - it just isn't worth the $22 on 98% of cards

[fungi2510]

97 port sales right now and not one of them interesting in the least. Not sure if people are trying to actually sell their port, trying to get items viewed, or just trying to annoy me.

[BoSoxFan1999]

So they finished processing my select sub exactly by the due date. They've also finished all but maybe a dozen cards from my standard sub. Makes me think I should have just sent the whole shipment as standard and no select. Lol

[discodanman45]

Getting my requested 9/14 economy shipping with 80 cards today in the mail. Really happy with them beating their estimated times recently.

[fungi2510]

Originally Posted by discodanman45

Getting my requested 9/14 economy shipping with 80 cards today in the mail. Really happy with them beating their estimated times recently.

Yep, I got my 9/15 requested economy in the mail yesterday. I had over 100 cards. I did notice on my last shipment the slips were a little different. I do not know if that has helped the process in some way or not. Maybe that has been brought up before, I do not know.

The port sales still stink.

[jlzinck]

Requested Economy Shipping 9/17.
Orig Ship Date 10/16
Actual Ship date 9/23
Should be here by Monday

[boxbuster7]

getting rid of fresh pulls is a strange move

[tdbaseballcards]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

getting rid of fresh pulls is a strange move

My guess is they got too much low end 'junk' that wasn't selling and they aren't making any money on for the discount they gave. But it's COMC so you never know why they do the things they do.

[PrimeTimeScott]

Wow, super fast on my 340 card order as well.

Date Requested: 9/12/2024
Target Ship: 10/11/2024
Est. Delivery: 10/15/2024
Actual Ship Date: 9/23/2024
Actual Delivery Date: 9/26/2024

I was planning to pay for my Spotlots Box order tomorrow and see which one would arrive first.

Also really have to praise them on how well packaged things always are!

[youseekyoda421]

Anyone use the Mailbox recently? I'm attempting the Mailbox again on a low-end item I'm trying to flip. The last item I sent to the Mailbox (several years ago) was checked in...then never heard from again. COMC eventually did reimburse me for fair market value, but it was a personal collection card Is this option generally reliable?

[Giroux]

Originally Posted by youseekyoda421

Anyone use the Mailbox recently? I'm attempting the Mailbox again on a low-end item I'm trying to flip. The last item I sent to the Mailbox (several years ago) was checked in...then never heard from again. COMC eventually did reimburse me for fair market value, but it was a personal collection card Is this option generally reliable?

I have used the mailbox a good amount over the last year or so. Never had any issues.

Last one:
1 card, charged $3
Arrived at COMC 9/12 and was added to my account on 9/17