Using Comc.com

[techkiller]

I am thinking of trading in most of my lower value cards priced under $10. I found out about comc.com and am willing to send in my cards to sell them but i'm curious what your experiences are with the site before i send my cards to them.

A couple questions....

1. How long does it take to sell the cards normally?
2. What would one typically make on a card worth say....$5
3. Is the site viable for selling commons or cards worth less than $1


Also any other suggestions besides donating low value cards? Amazon? some way of selling on Ebay without losing money? I haven't had very good luck selling lots of cards on ebay....should i list a lot by player? team lots?


Thanks

[TarjetasBéisbol]

Welcome to BO OP, there is a whole bunch of good information in this thread.

http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/e...bout-comc.html

[Bhenry4]

I would take the time to research if there is already many of a card that you're sending. If you're selling baseball, sales are going to come to a screeching halt for a bit. They have big Black Friday sales that usually drum up interest.

Regarding commons. Honestly, donate them. Not worth the time investment.

[techkiller]

lots of people i've read talk about submitting cards to comc that are not worth selling on ebay due to shipping costs....what would you say is the point at which it's not worth sending in the card? 50 cents? 25 cents? some commons are worth 50 cents to $1

[CCSportsCards]

You pay .25 a card to have them listed so make sure it is stuff that will sell for higher

[Metsfan1121]

There are 4 factors you have to consider when determining what to send:
-Shipping cost
-Listing cost
-Chances of selling
-Value

Shipping cost is minimal, figure $10 for a box with 500 cards. Add in a penny for each penny sleeve and any other supplies and it's roughly 3 cents per card if you have at least 500 to send.

Listing cost is 25 cents per card.

The chance of selling is tricky to calculate. If it's an in demand player with no other copies of that card available, they're quite high. If it's an older card with many available on COMC, it's going to be a hard sell. I always estimate the chances for a full year, which also means we are going to have to factor in about 10 cents in storage costs. This means your total cost per card is right around 40 cents. If the card has a 50% chance to sell that year, it needs to be worth at least 80 cents to be worth the risk. If it has a 10%, you want it to be a $4 card.

This system may seem complicated, and it is at first, but it's probably the simplest way to start. I'm not saying to go through this formula for every single card, but do it for 20-30 and you'll quickly pick up on which cards are worth it or not, and you can decide how risky you want your submission to be (more cards=more risk).

[no10pin]

I would definitely do some research by navigating the site before you send stuff in. There is a 4 year sales history in the upper right corner of each card that is extremely helpful when trying to determine if something is worth attempting to sell.

Some cheap cards (Topps base RCs of stars, HOFer inserts, refractors etc) sell multiple copies every quarter. Those are pretty safe to send in, you'll probably move them pretty quickly. If you are debating sending a card that you think will sell for $1 or less, and you see very weak sales, I wouldn't bother. You'll wind up needing to dump it at a loss or close to break-even just because you are tired of looking at it.