All I want to do is talk about COMC - Page 926

flyercle · 11-24-2023, 11:32 AM

I've been pleasantly surprised with how the week has gone. My sales have been strong (25% off, but I try to already have low prices), and a lot of categories I collect have had some nice discounts. The catch is that I'm spending more than I'm selling! That said, should be a fun shipment home sometime early next year!

Hope everyone else's sales are still going strong! Still a few more days of discounts (and hopefully continued deals on Monday).

f2tornado · 11-24-2023, 11:32 AM

Sold $550 so far but had to be creative and deeply discounted to get there since vast majority of the port was originally $1-$2 stuff. I have a feeling there will be an uptick Sun/Mon as the sale approaches the close.

Doing my part on both sides, looks like I've purchased $323 so far from 136 cards purchased. Checking my watch list a few times a day helped secure a few lowered prices. I, and I'm sure most others, will wait until Monday before doing any more serious scouring. Pretty much hunt and peck on that site until then.

Sonnys88 · 11-24-2023, 11:37 AM

I think if your cards are priced close to current comps you are doing well with sales this week. If you are running a big discount and your cards are still priced way higher than recent sales, then you're probably not going to sell much.

Most buyers are not looking for the biggest discount percentage - they are only looking at the current price and comparing it to recent comps. They are typically not going to buy a card marked at 40-50% off when it is still double the price of what they can get it on eBay for.

I'm only running a 10% off promo and am up to over 160 sales totaling over $1,500, so even small percentages off will work if you price competitively.

Hopefully sales stay strong through the weekend and into Monday for everyone.

frenchquarter · 11-24-2023, 02:00 PM

I agree about looking for price rather than the % discount. On October 1st, I went through every one of my items and made sure that each one was the lowest on the site. My sales have been good up until the BF sale started, but this week has been my worst week in the past couple of years. We still have a few days to go, so things may pick up.

RobDerhak · 11-24-2023, 05:00 PM

So far I've moved 110 cards for a total of $140.72...LOT of <$1 cards that have been listed that way for years and years, lot of things to set builders, especially Heritage & GPK this week.

anusinha · 11-24-2023, 06:12 PM

39 sales for $435 so far, a little light on the volume but it seems to be picking up since yesterday.

Kobefan · 11-24-2023, 09:34 PM

Did Comc just changed their Black Friday free shipping over $150 to $5 credit on the next shipping? I was pretty sure it said free shipping, but now the policy says $5 credit towards the next shipping.

mc1 · 11-24-2023, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kobefan

Did Comc just changed their Black Friday free shipping over $150 to $5 credit on the next shipping? I was pretty sure it said free shipping, but now the policy says $5 credit towards the next shipping.

Its the same. Well, when they advertise and promote free shipping the fine print and details always are about a $5 shipping credit. They never offer full or complete free shipping. Youll still have to pay the .25 cents per item or extra for expedited service.

I posted something related to the free shipping offer but no one cared to reply.

tdbaseballcards · 11-24-2023, 10:47 PM

I bumped my sale up 5% for the next 2 days as sales seemed to slow. Curious if it will help.

LSUNatChamps · 11-24-2023, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tdbaseballcards

I bumped my sale up 5% for the next 2 days as sales seemed to slow. Curious if it will help.

I did the same and went to a 40% discount. Any idea how long it takes for the new discount to go live after it’s approved?

ckjr4929 · 11-25-2023, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by LSUNatChamps

I did the same and went to a 40% discount. Any idea how long it takes for the new discount to go live after it’s approved?

I bumped my sale up 5 percent earlier this afternoon and the new sale price went live within minutes. But I did my change right around the hour so that might be why, I believe when you set a sale, they go live around 5 minutes after each hour.

johnyensmith123 · 11-25-2023, 02:29 AM

Does anyone know if comc sends paypal cash outs through F&F? Or do I need to pay another 3% on top of the 10% cash out fee?

JunkWaxTwins · 11-25-2023, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by johnyensmith123

Does anyone know if comc sends paypal cash outs through F&F? Or do I need to pay another 3% on top of the 10% cash out fee?

I was told they're sent as a "Mass Payment", essentially FF as far as we're concerned.

LSUNatChamps · 11-25-2023, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ckjr4929

I bumped my sale up 5 percent earlier this afternoon and the new sale price went live within minutes. But I did my change right around the hour so that might be why, I believe when you set a sale, they go live around 5 minutes after each hour.

Thanks! You're spot on - took about 40 minutes for mine to go live but it did so right after the hour turned.

ironfireman · 11-25-2023, 09:56 AM

Sold as much yesterday as day 1. Been a really good week selling & buying - seen alot of sales on my watchlist too. Mostly vintage and big name current players. I only had a 10% sale and 20% on some higher dollar stuff, but my regular prices are usually pretty low. So I've been pleased that people look at the price and not just the discount. I look at other people who complain about sales and their stuff is simply overpriced. I've bought 15,000 cards on COMC this year and sold close to 5,000 so if you aren't selling or buying you may want to reevaluate.

HWCards · 11-25-2023, 09:58 AM

I only started selling on COMC this year after being a collector since discovering the site in 2013 - wish I would've sent stuff in years ago. I've done okay in sales for BF, I think? But this BF sale in particular feels worse than ones past as a buyer. For me, the golden age of COMC BF was 2014,15,16,& 17.

I was hoping I'd sell more, but I don't have the inventory that the heavy hitters on the site have, and I guess there's still more time. I'm still new to this aspect of the hobby, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with selling their entire port at once?

bravesfan#1 · 11-25-2023, 10:07 AM

Sales picked up yesterday, pretty happy with me weekly sales so far. 21 total items sold for $525 is my true count. My promotions manager shows 17 total items sold for $455.

wubh · 11-25-2023, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by HWCards

I'm still new to this aspect of the hobby, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with selling their entire port at once?

Hey, you sound like me - I got my first pack of cards from a teacher in 3rd grade in 1993!

Back in the early COMC days, I used to actively look at and buy ports including some pretty expensive ones and thought it could be a really good deal for both buyer and seller.

These days, even though I have a lot of COMC credit, it's been ages since I've looked because there are too many port ads to sort through and too many seem to have incredibly unreasonable listing prices.

I've seen people throw around current estimates of 20-40% which seems reasonable depending on what you have. Since your port is still sized where you can reasonably adjust prices manually or run sales, you might have better luck trying to move things individually (unless you really want to cash out ASAP).

There are also some forum users who are actively looking for ports. Maybe put up a post in the For Sale forum and let those people look at your port and make an offer here? Good luck!

Svetlov · 11-25-2023, 11:21 AM

So, apparently they butchered the coding on the free shipping promo (and possibly the total sales number to reach other bonuses, too).

The wording was: spend $150 of credit on anything, during the promo week = get one free shipment until Monday.

I´m easily past that at $350 spent but the items I want to use the "ship for free" on, sum up to only $21 so far.
Then what it does is tell me I need to spend another $129 to get free shipping.
It also states one or more items were not purchased in simplified mode or on comc, which is also false. No such item in my shipment.

So as is, it looks like you need to have $150 of cards shipped to get the free promo or your SOL. Obviously not what they advertised.

xbignick · 11-25-2023, 12:13 PM

$664.68 in sales
$749.27 in purchases

Some cards at around eBay market, like Burrow PSA 10, haven't moved, but some cards double eBay I was waiting on sold. One card even sold during the ten minutes it wasn't even on sale.

Fatigue on my part at looking for deals - hopeful as Monday approaches.

Cornerstore · 11-25-2023, 12:25 PM

Feel like this week has been solid, purchased a bunch of 1994 finest refractors needed for my set and some stars (Larkin, alomar, murray) below or at comps

sold 83 items at around 300 dollars, but its been a ton of my low end thats been there since 2018 below 75 cents so im glad thats helped clear out my inventory a little bit for stuff that im just glad isnt there anymore because it was a month or two away from just being donated

pfb11 · 11-25-2023, 12:33 PM

They're actually currently punishing sellers who set up new BF sales.
The only prices updating in search results the past 24h are ones changed manually; not items on sale.

Was planning on finally starting a sale today or tomorrow, but not if they don't fix this. Been doing just fine without running one, so not gonna force it.

mc1 · 11-25-2023, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LSUNatChamps

Thanks! You're spot on - took about 40 minutes for mine to go live but it did so right after the hour turned.

For me it usually takes 10-15 minutes to update. Doesnt really matter if it is at the start of the hour.

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Originally Posted by Svetlov

So as is, it looks like you need to have $150 of cards shipped to get the free promo or your SOL. Obviously not what they advertised.

I mentioned that the other day. They want you to buy and ship $150 of cards during the promo. Thats not what they promised!

xbignick · 11-25-2023, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pfb11

They're actually currently punishing sellers who set up new BF sales.
The only prices updating in search results the past 24h are ones changed manually; not items on sale.

Was planning on finally starting a sale today or tomorrow, but not if they don't fix this. Been doing just fine without running one, so not gonna force it.

You're right. Adjusted one a couple dollars and now the sale shows.

Guess I'll adjust every price manually to populate it.

IBuySoccer · 11-25-2023, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Svetlov

So, apparently they butchered the coding on the free shipping promo (and possibly the total sales number to reach other bonuses, too).

The wording was: spend $150 of credit on anything, during the promo week = get one free shipment until Monday.

I´m easily past that at $350 spent but the items I want to use the "ship for free" on, sum up to only $21 so far.
Then what it does is tell me I need to spend another $129 to get free shipping.
It also states one or more items were not purchased in simplified mode or on comc, which is also false. No such item in my shipment.

So as is, it looks like you need to have $150 of cards shipped to get the free promo or your SOL. Obviously not what they advertised.

Did you ever figure this out? I too purchased a few hundred dollars worth of cards and I'm getting the "not purchased in simplified mode" error.

11-24-2023, 11:32 AM	#23126
flyercle Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,560 flyerCLE	I've been pleasantly surprised with how the week has gone. My sales have been strong (25% off, but I try to already have low prices), and a lot of categories I collect have had some nice discounts. The catch is that I'm spending more than I'm selling! That said, should be a fun shipment home sometime early next year! Hope everyone else's sales are still going strong! Still a few more days of discounts (and hopefully continued deals on Monday). __________________ Check out my Sportlots: https://www.sportlots.com/dealers/?dealer=flyercle

11-24-2023, 02:00 PM	#23129
frenchquarter Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 711 buymycards! frenchquartercards	Sales I agree about looking for price rather than the % discount. On October 1st, I went through every one of my items and made sure that each one was the lowest on the site. My sales have been good up until the BF sale started, but this week has been my worst week in the past couple of years. We still have a few days to go, so things may pick up.

11-24-2023, 10:47 PM	#23134
tdbaseballcards Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: MA Posts: 1,873 tdbaseballcards tdbaseballcards	I bumped my sale up 5% for the next 2 days as sales seemed to slow. Curious if it will help. __________________ Check out my lowend COMC port - https://www.comc.com/Users/cheapcardsforyou

11-25-2023, 09:58 AM	#23141
HWCards Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: PA Posts: 13 billian85 Billian	I only started selling on COMC this year after being a collector since discovering the site in 2013 - wish I would've sent stuff in years ago. I've done okay in sales for BF, I think? But this BF sale in particular feels worse than ones past as a buyer. For me, the golden age of COMC BF was 2014,15,16,& 17. I was hoping I'd sell more, but I don't have the inventory that the heavy hitters on the site have, and I guess there's still more time. I'm still new to this aspect of the hobby, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with selling their entire port at once? __________________ Collecting since '93 PC: 90s Hall of Famers/Inserts/Parallels

11-25-2023, 10:07 AM	#23142
bravesfan#1 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5,925 jarobin7	Sales picked up yesterday, pretty happy with me weekly sales so far. 21 total items sold for $525 is my true count. My promotions manager shows 17 total items sold for $455. __________________ No international shipping!

11-24-2023, 11:32 AM	#23127
f2tornado Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 2,299 f2tornado f2tornado	Sold $550 so far but had to be creative and deeply discounted to get there since vast majority of the port was originally $1-$2 stuff. I have a feeling there will be an uptick Sun/Mon as the sale approaches the close. Doing my part on both sides, looks like I've purchased $323 so far from 136 cards purchased. Checking my watch list a few times a day helped secure a few lowered prices. I, and I'm sure most others, will wait until Monday before doing any more serious scouring. Pretty much hunt and peck on that site until then.

11-24-2023, 11:37 AM	#23128
Sonnys88 Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 742 Sonnys88	I think if your cards are priced close to current comps you are doing well with sales this week. If you are running a big discount and your cards are still priced way higher than recent sales, then you're probably not going to sell much. Most buyers are not looking for the biggest discount percentage - they are only looking at the current price and comparing it to recent comps. They are typically not going to buy a card marked at 40-50% off when it is still double the price of what they can get it on eBay for. I'm only running a 10% off promo and am up to over 160 sales totaling over $1,500, so even small percentages off will work if you price competitively. Hopefully sales stay strong through the weekend and into Monday for everyone.

11-24-2023, 05:00 PM	#23130
RobDerhak Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: KC Posts: 1,917 moe.ment RobDerhak	So far I've moved 110 cards for a total of $140.72...LOT of <$1 cards that have been listed that way for years and years, lot of things to set builders, especially Heritage & GPK this week.

11-24-2023, 06:12 PM	#23131
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,700	39 sales for $435 so far, a little light on the volume but it seems to be picking up since yesterday.

11-24-2023, 09:34 PM	#23132
Kobefan Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,148 kobefan321	Did Comc just changed their Black Friday free shipping over $150 to $5 credit on the next shipping? I was pretty sure it said free shipping, but now the policy says $5 credit towards the next shipping.

11-25-2023, 02:29 AM	#23137
johnyensmith123 Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,827	Does anyone know if comc sends paypal cash outs through F&F? Or do I need to pay another 3% on top of the 10% cash out fee?

11-25-2023, 09:56 AM	#23140
ironfireman Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Western NC, USA Posts: 501 vintagebosko Ironfireman	Sold as much yesterday as day 1. Been a really good week selling & buying - seen alot of sales on my watchlist too. Mostly vintage and big name current players. I only had a 10% sale and 20% on some higher dollar stuff, but my regular prices are usually pretty low. So I've been pleased that people look at the price and not just the discount. I look at other people who complain about sales and their stuff is simply overpriced. I've bought 15,000 cards on COMC this year and sold close to 5,000 so if you aren't selling or buying you may want to reevaluate.

11-25-2023, 11:21 AM	#23144
Svetlov Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 102 hockey_core Svetlov	So, apparently they butchered the coding on the free shipping promo (and possibly the total sales number to reach other bonuses, too). The wording was: spend $150 of credit on anything, during the promo week = get one free shipment until Monday. I´m easily past that at $350 spent but the items I want to use the "ship for free" on, sum up to only $21 so far. Then what it does is tell me I need to spend another $129 to get free shipping. It also states one or more items were not purchased in simplified mode or on comc, which is also false. No such item in my shipment. So as is, it looks like you need to have $150 of cards shipped to get the free promo or your SOL. Obviously not what they advertised. __________________ I collect -> Player: Vincent Damphousse / Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Bears (autos only) / Hockey Auto sets: BeAPlayer (all years), 1997 Legends, Sign of the Times (all years) , 06-07 UD Parkhurst, 10-12 Panini Private Signings, 12-13 Panini Classics, 18-19 + 19-20 UD Chronology Franchise History

11-25-2023, 12:13 PM	#23145
xbignick Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 29,308 xxbignick	$664.68 in sales $749.27 in purchases Some cards at around eBay market, like Burrow PSA 10, haven't moved, but some cards double eBay I was waiting on sold. One card even sold during the ten minutes it wasn't even on sale. Fatigue on my part at looking for deals - hopeful as Monday approaches. __________________ @xxbignick on twitter

11-25-2023, 12:25 PM	#23146
Cornerstore Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: King of Prussia, PA Posts: 5,060 chaagen333 cornerstore	Feel like this week has been solid, purchased a bunch of 1994 finest refractors needed for my set and some stars (Larkin, alomar, murray) below or at comps sold 83 items at around 300 dollars, but its been a ton of my low end thats been there since 2018 below 75 cents so im glad thats helped clear out my inventory a little bit for stuff that im just glad isnt there anymore because it was a month or two away from just being donated __________________ Go check out my COMC page - lots of great cards/deals out there! RIP PAPAJIM Follow me on IG Chris_Cards_And_More

11-25-2023, 12:33 PM	#23147
pfb11 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,739	They're actually currently punishing sellers who set up new BF sales. The only prices updating in search results the past 24h are ones changed manually; not items on sale. Was planning on finally starting a sale today or tomorrow, but not if they don't fix this. Been doing just fine without running one, so not gonna force it. __________________ isn't it great when you click the "view post" link on a ignored poster, and your decision to block is reaffirmed?