COMC Spring Cleaning?

LSUNatChamps · 04-22-2016, 12:39 PM

I have been out of the loop, so has anyone heard about a potential promo this year?

mjohnatgt · 04-22-2016, 12:46 PM

Radio silent in Redmond. Maybe once their phones are back online, they'll use the old dial-up modem (skreeeeeee-er-er-kaaaaah-bing-bing-kaaah "You've Got Mail") and post something on their Geocities page. Or something...

zebrastar · 04-22-2016, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Radio silent in Redmond. Maybe once their phones are back online, they'll use the old dial-up modem (skreeeeeee-er-er-kaaaaah-bing-bing-kaaah "You've Got Mail") and post something on their Geocities page. Or something...

I know it's sarcasm... But their site is actually hosted by godaddy... I know because a couple years back some hackers took down godaddy and it affected the COMC website... COMC tried to deny they were using a less than professional host until the evidence was clear.

Swipe79 · 04-22-2016, 01:43 PM

I don't remember this. Any chance you have a link to the evidence?

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Originally Posted by zebrastar

I know it's sarcasm... But their site is actually hosted by godaddy... I know because a couple years back some hackers took down godaddy and it affected the COMC website... COMC tried to deny they were using a less than professional host until the evidence was clear.

zebrastar · 04-22-2016, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Radio silent in Redmond. Maybe once their phones are back online, they'll use the old dial-up modem (skreeeeeee-er-er-kaaaaah-bing-bing-kaaah "You've Got Mail") and post something on their Geocities page. Or something...

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Originally Posted by Swipe79

I don't remember this. Any chance you have a link to the evidence?

Haha, uh... No. I didn't take screen shots. I'm sure somebody can vouche though. Not sure what reason I'd have to lie.

zebrastar · 04-22-2016, 02:23 PM

I am now 1000% positive they are hosted through godaddy. Not saying I did this, but if you use godaddy.com's chat now feature and ask if they host it, they might tell you.

And yes, godaddy has been publicly hacked or DNS attacked consistently throughout the years.

shrevecity · 04-22-2016, 02:54 PM

comc.com | Who Is Hosting comc.com?

Click on Who is

https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...rog_id=GoDaddy

enter the code and you get this

https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...W0EYkyd2jcdcRB

Swipe79 · 04-22-2016, 03:19 PM

There it is - I would have thought this would have come up before now.

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Originally Posted by shrevecity

comc.com | Who Is Hosting comc.com?

Click on Who is

https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...rog_id=GoDaddy

enter the code and you get this

https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...W0EYkyd2jcdcRB

cardsrus1 · 05-04-2016, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LSUNatChamps

I have been out of the loop, so has anyone heard about a potential promo this year?

Summer is still a couple months away, we should here something before July.

Shows how much they really care for the sellers...

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrevecity

comc.com | Who Is Hosting comc.com?

Click on Who is

https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...rog_id=GoDaddy

enter the code and you get this

https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...W0EYkyd2jcdcRB

If you dig a little deeper into that information it may explain the disappearance of Tim from COMC. If I am reading things correctly, he has been quite busy the last few years, and not COMC related...

sabrgeek · 05-05-2016, 07:58 AM

I do believe 2 sales a year (Black Friday) and (Spring Cleaning) make sense.

That way, they are split up into almost equal parts and allow plenty of time between sales for the cards to sell otherwise.

And while that does cause extra work, as sellers (and as buyers) the 2x s year makes perfect sense.

MOO (My opinion only)

Rich

sabrgeek · 05-05-2016, 09:41 PM

Wrong thread sorry

zebrastar · 05-05-2016, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cardsrus1

Summer is still a couple months away, we should here something before July.

Shows how much they really care for the sellers...

If you dig a little deeper into that information it may explain the disappearance of Tim from COMC. If I am reading things correctly, he has been quite busy the last few years, and not COMC related...

Maybe I'm reading too far into this, maybe he's always done it. But shouldnt you know how to effectively run your own business before creating a side business to help others with theirs!? Cmon Tim!

cardsrus1 · 05-21-2016, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by zebrastar

Maybe I'm reading too far into this, maybe he's always done it. But shouldnt you know how to effectively run your own business before creating a side business to help others with theirs!? Cmon Tim!

To be perfectly honest, Tim does know how to effectively run the business. The problem is the person/people he has chosen to run it while he actually makes real money do not have those same skills. The real question is how long will he wait before taking control again? I would imagine he is paid very well for his knowledge and abilities, far more than the $14 he was paying himself to run COMC.

LSUNatChamps · 05-22-2016, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cardsrus1

To be perfectly honest, Tim does know how to effectively run the business. The problem is the person/people he has chosen to run it while he actually makes real money do not have those same skills. The real question is how long will he wait before taking control again? I would imagine he is paid very well for his knowledge and abilities, far more than the $14 he was paying himself to run COMC.

Just out of curiosity, what does Tim do besides COMC?

hundley · 05-23-2016, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by LSUNatChamps

Just out of curiosity, what does Tim do besides COMC?

BBallCT · 05-31-2016, 07:10 PM

Announced today: Between June 3rd and June 5th

https://blog.comc.com/2016/05/31/com...cleaning-sale/

Free Shipping
COMC members can receive FREE shipping by placing a shipment request of 20 or more items and selecting the Spring Cleaning Special shipping option.

Sellers

This year, create a Spring Cleaning Sale Promotion for only one penny! In addition to the reduced listing fee, we’re waiving the normal 3% final value fee on the items you sell.

Jonathon M · 05-31-2016, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BBallCT

Announced today: Between June 3rd and June 5th

https://blog.comc.com/2016/05/31/com...cleaning-sale/

Free Shipping
COMC members can receive FREE shipping by placing a shipment request of 20 or more items and selecting the Spring Cleaning Special shipping option.

Sellers

This year, create a Spring Cleaning Sale Promotion for only one penny! In addition to the reduced listing fee, we’re waiving the normal 3% final value fee on the items you sell.

Notice they are charging $0.01 to run the sale.. Why would they charge anything? SO if a small seller has no credit, they either have to deposit $10 or not run it...

whodatbeastly16 · 05-31-2016, 08:20 PM

This is a crappy promo

Jonathon M · 05-31-2016, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by whodatbeastly16

This is a crappy promo

It's better than nothing, which we seem to be getting closer and closer to as far as free sales go....

mjohnatgt · 05-31-2016, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonathon M

Notice they are charging $0.01 to run the sale.. Why would they charge anything? SO if a small seller has no credit, they either have to deposit $10 or not run it...

Oh no, a penny! The angst of having to deposit $10. Geesh. People should always have some cash on hand in COMC... all they have to do is sell one card to run the promo. List their 7 cent card for a penny and it will sell in minutes, I bet.

Jonathon M · 05-31-2016, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Oh no, a penny! The angst of having to deposit $10. Geesh. People should always have some cash on hand in COMC... all they have to do is sell one card to run the promo. List their 7 cent card for a penny and it will sell in minutes, I bet.

So why even charge the penny at all?

The only logical reason I can think of is to maybe limit the amount of sales run (even by a small amount) due to the mess that was black Friday when it went live (sales prices not showing for hours, some sellers needing to relaunch sales to get prices to show etc)

I think the problem is not in the volume of simultaneous sales, it is in their piss poor website reliability

mjohnatgt · 05-31-2016, 08:51 PM

I don't know why. I just don't think it's a significant barrier to entry.

OLDPAPER · 05-31-2016, 08:52 PM

It is a cash flow thing....they know that many people will be in the negative after storage fees get charged on 6/1....this is how they get sellers to get in the positive....sure raises some eyebrows about a few things

tyrodsports · 05-31-2016, 08:56 PM

Well there goes all my credit as I will probably overspend, lol.

jmscoggin · 05-31-2016, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by OLDPAPER

It is a cash flow thing....they know that many people will be in the negative after storage fees get charged on 6/1....this is how they get sellers to get in the positive.

I couldn't think of one logical reason but I think you nailed it.

04-22-2016, 12:39 PM	#1
LSUNatChamps Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,267 cfa10123 TakingStock	COMC Spring Cleaning? I have been out of the loop, so has anyone heard about a potential promo this year?

04-22-2016, 02:54 PM	#7
shrevecity Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 28,059	comc.com \| Who Is Hosting comc.com? Click on Who is https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...rog_id=GoDaddy enter the code and you get this https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.asp...W0EYkyd2jcdcRB Last edited by shrevecity; 04-22-2016 at 02:57 PM.

05-05-2016, 07:58 AM	#10
sabrgeek Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Plano TX Posts: 872 RichK Sabrgeek	I do believe 2 sales a year (Black Friday) and (Spring Cleaning) make sense. That way, they are split up into almost equal parts and allow plenty of time between sales for the cards to sell otherwise. And while that does cause extra work, as sellers (and as buyers) the 2x s year makes perfect sense. MOO (My opinion only) Rich __________________ Plano, Tx. #7, Sunday March 5, 2017 at Adat Chaverim (Northeast Corner Independence and Spring Creek) in Plano Tx from 9 AM to 4 PM

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05-31-2016, 07:10 PM	#16
BBallCT Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,209 BballCT	Announced today: Between June 3rd and June 5th https://blog.comc.com/2016/05/31/com...cleaning-sale/ Free Shipping COMC members can receive FREE shipping by placing a shipment request of 20 or more items and selecting the Spring Cleaning Special shipping option. Sellers This year, create a Spring Cleaning Sale Promotion for only one penny! In addition to the reduced listing fee, we’re waiving the normal 3% final value fee on the items you sell. __________________ 20 years selling you basketball history, visit my COMC store! - bballct.com 15% auto-accept discount on COMC

04-22-2016, 12:46 PM	#2
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,773 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	Radio silent in Redmond. Maybe once their phones are back online, they'll use the old dial-up modem (skreeeeeee-er-er-kaaaaah-bing-bing-kaaah "You've Got Mail") and post something on their Geocities page. Or something...

04-22-2016, 02:23 PM	#6
zebrastar Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,286 Zebrastar	I am now 1000% positive they are hosted through godaddy. Not saying I did this, but if you use godaddy.com's chat now feature and ask if they host it, they might tell you. And yes, godaddy has been publicly hacked or DNS attacked consistently throughout the years.

05-31-2016, 08:20 PM	#18
whodatbeastly16 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 3,930	This is a crappy promo

05-31-2016, 08:51 PM	#22
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,773 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	I don't know why. I just don't think it's a significant barrier to entry.

05-31-2016, 08:52 PM	#23
OLDPAPER Banned Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,591 727sportscards 727cards	It is a cash flow thing....they know that many people will be in the negative after storage fees get charged on 6/1....this is how they get sellers to get in the positive....sure raises some eyebrows about a few things

05-31-2016, 08:56 PM	#24
tyrodsports Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 957 tyrodsports	Well there goes all my credit as I will probably overspend, lol. __________________ Collect Bears, Dodgers and Lakers. Feel free to check me out http://www.comc.com/Users/tyrodsports,sr,i100