COMC is terrible. Especially their grading services. No communication at all on grades. Least they could do is update the card’s status with PSA. Their ripoff pre grade service, don’t fall for it. I sent 3 for pre grade review. 2 didn’t pass because I got it back with no response (COMC version of not grade worthy), 1 passed. I sent all 3 into PSA. 2 that didn’t pass got a 9 & 10. The one they passed got a 7. They don’t describe listings accurately. Don’t take quality photos of any flaws you don’t see until purchased and received. Don’t recommend at all
I like COMC overall, but yeah they have some areas for improvement for sure. I haven't been too happy with my few experiences with the pre-grading service either. One didn't pass and ended up with a PSA 9, another did pass it and got a PSA 8, but at the same time grading in general is such a crap-shot it's hard to really estimate a grade. I still use COMC for a lot of things though, I like a lot about what they do. They have saved me many hours of work.
If you have the patience to find the hidden gems in the streams, you can find some really good deals as a buyer. If I was to give anyone advice at the moment about the live auctions, that's probably where I'd point people to look. It's only accessible on the app though, can't get to it through a desktop/laptop.
Always interesting hearing your thoughts on these. I found that when they went to the mixer auctions it really hurt my profits. I'm not sure comc really has any motivation to put in the extra work to go back to sport specific streams since they get their money upfront and not from what the card actually sells for. I think that the opportunity these days is to buy on these if you have the patience to follow the streams and not necessarily sell. Keep up the quality content!
Yeah, I definitely agree with all you say here for sure. I just don't have the time or patience to be in those streams too often. I have got a couple of steals when I have been there though
@@scoa I still have a small handful of cards on there but I had most shipped back to me. Between fee's, very slow shipping and processing I had enough. My auctions never ended well and lost way more than I care to admit but I never tried the live auctions.
Thank you for posting this. I buy and sell on COMC and didn't know this existed. I am an addict of WhatNot and pretty much everything you said applies there, especially when it comes to distracted auctioneers. Have you purchased at all on COMC Live and what fees as a buyer to move the winning cards into your COMC store?
There are no fees to have whatever you buy moved into your comc store. You just have to make sure your comc and eBay accounts are linked (the same way they are linked for buying from regular 7 day auctions). Then you buy live auctions with comc credit.
@@scoa Thank you for your response. I spent 30 minutes watching just now and was shocked. You are correct, amateurs. The bidders were paying way beyond what they could buy it directly from COMC. One Crosby card sold for $6.04 and they are on COMC for $1.09. I would say of the thirty cards I saw auctioned off, they paid on average twice (and more) the asking price if they bought it directly from COMC. Just crazy. Of course, I am a WhatNot buying guy who searches for small rooms with 20 or less people and this live stream attracted almost 700 people. Just crazy.
I do some ebay standard envelope stuff too. Though not auctions, I don't like auctioning on ebay, I don't get enough views on my posts and auctions always seem to do horrible there for me. But I do plenty of buy it now stuff on ebay. It just takes a lot more time.
junky cards, unprofessional auctioneers, mixed sport auction, let's be real that sounds like lazyness from ComC over all and does sound like that format won't make it much longer. The addition of fee on fee with ComC starts getting on my nerve anyway. If you need to pay fees for cards not paid for that is a definite sign of money grab from ComC. thanks for sharing
I'm hoping they learn and make progress. I feel like for the first few months, they are making steps forward regularly, but it feels like they kinda stopped reflecting and learning as they were going forward. Comc does make changes with things over time, I just hope this is a space they make some changes with. I don't think it's s big priority for their overall business right now though. I do have to say though, I still like comc as a company overall, and I have seen them make positive changes on things here and there in other areas. As long as they are actually regularly reflecting on this area of their business, I think eventually it'll improve. I just don't know if it's much of a priority area for the company at the moment
This is great feedback. I notice it’s harder to sell than a few months ago. eBay live is so behind whatnot on mini auctions. How easy would it be to bid on your own cards? Do they block you? I fear lots of shilling in micro auctions. Am I wrong?
I submitted some of my cards when they started doing the live auctions and ran into a lot of the same issues. Thought about submitting a couple of cards again but I probably won’t.
COMC is terrible. Especially their grading services. No communication at all on grades. Least they could do is update the card’s status with PSA. Their ripoff pre grade service, don’t fall for it. I sent 3 for pre grade review. 2 didn’t pass because I got it back with no response (COMC version of not grade worthy), 1 passed. I sent all 3 into PSA. 2 that didn’t pass got a 9 & 10. The one they passed got a 7. They don’t describe listings accurately. Don’t take quality photos of any flaws you don’t see until purchased and received. Don’t recommend at all
I like COMC overall, but yeah they have some areas for improvement for sure. I haven't been too happy with my few experiences with the pre-grading service either. One didn't pass and ended up with a PSA 9, another did pass it and got a PSA 8, but at the same time grading in general is such a crap-shot it's hard to really estimate a grade. I still use COMC for a lot of things though, I like a lot about what they do. They have saved me many hours of work.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for checking out the video, Orlando!
People not paying on ebay in any form is a problem. Theres no reason there shouldnt be a card on file that gets auto billed. Even whatnot does this.
what are the starting bids on those no bids?
Starting bids on all of comc's ebay live auctions are $0.99
That was an informative video. I still cannot find the live stream auctions but it seems like from your video, I am not missing much.
If you have the patience to find the hidden gems in the streams, you can find some really good deals as a buyer. If I was to give anyone advice at the moment about the live auctions, that's probably where I'd point people to look. It's only accessible on the app though, can't get to it through a desktop/laptop.
Always interesting hearing your thoughts on these. I found that when they went to the mixer auctions it really hurt my profits. I'm not sure comc really has any motivation to put in the extra work to go back to sport specific streams since they get their money upfront and not from what the card actually sells for. I think that the opportunity these days is to buy on these if you have the patience to follow the streams and not necessarily sell. Keep up the quality content!
Yeah, I definitely agree with all you say here for sure. I just don't have the time or patience to be in those streams too often. I have got a couple of steals when I have been there though
I found the best way to make money on COMC is to not sell on COMC.
Haha... did you used to sell on COMC? I still sell on there quite a bit and find I do pretty well overall.
@@scoa I still have a small handful of cards on there but I had most shipped back to me. Between fee's, very slow shipping and processing I had enough. My auctions never ended well and lost way more than I care to admit but I never tried the live auctions.
Shill your live cards with a burner acct. I have 3 of them
I'm definitely not doing that
Hahahahahaha
Did you see COMc doing 25 percent off submission promotion for standard until June 17. You should take advantage the offer
Yeah, I see that. I probably will be sending in a batch of cards.
i rarely sell 3-4 cards a month on comc... over 1200 listed...
Wow, I'm really surprised. Mine sell several per day. Maybe you need to reprice or have a sale
What was the starting bid? At $1 there is no reason those should go unsold
Starting bid is $0.99.
Thank you for posting this. I buy and sell on COMC and didn't know this existed. I am an addict of WhatNot and pretty much everything you said applies there, especially when it comes to distracted auctioneers. Have you purchased at all on COMC Live and what fees as a buyer to move the winning cards into your COMC store?
There are no fees to have whatever you buy moved into your comc store. You just have to make sure your comc and eBay accounts are linked (the same way they are linked for buying from regular 7 day auctions). Then you buy live auctions with comc credit.
@@scoa Thank you for your response. I spent 30 minutes watching just now and was shocked. You are correct, amateurs. The bidders were paying way beyond what they could buy it directly from COMC. One Crosby card sold for $6.04 and they are on COMC for $1.09. I would say of the thirty cards I saw auctioned off, they paid on average twice (and more) the asking price if they bought it directly from COMC. Just crazy. Of course, I am a WhatNot buying guy who searches for small rooms with 20 or less people and this live stream attracted almost 700 people. Just crazy.
wouldn't it be cheaper to auction stuff on your own eBay account and ship with eBay standard envelope?
I do some ebay standard envelope stuff too. Though not auctions, I don't like auctioning on ebay, I don't get enough views on my posts and auctions always seem to do horrible there for me. But I do plenty of buy it now stuff on ebay. It just takes a lot more time.
junky cards, unprofessional auctioneers, mixed sport auction, let's be real that sounds like lazyness from ComC over all and does sound like that format won't make it much longer. The addition of fee on fee with ComC starts getting on my nerve anyway. If you need to pay fees for cards not paid for that is a definite sign of money grab from ComC. thanks for sharing
I'm hoping they learn and make progress. I feel like for the first few months, they are making steps forward regularly, but it feels like they kinda stopped reflecting and learning as they were going forward. Comc does make changes with things over time, I just hope this is a space they make some changes with. I don't think it's s big priority for their overall business right now though. I do have to say though, I still like comc as a company overall, and I have seen them make positive changes on things here and there in other areas. As long as they are actually regularly reflecting on this area of their business, I think eventually it'll improve. I just don't know if it's much of a priority area for the company at the moment
This is great feedback. I notice it’s harder to sell than a few months ago. eBay live is so behind whatnot on mini auctions.
How easy would it be to bid on your own cards? Do they block you? I fear lots of shilling in micro auctions. Am I wrong?
I think shill bidding in these could happen a lot. There's no guard, really.
I submitted some of my cards when they started doing the live auctions and ran into a lot of the same issues. Thought about submitting a couple of cards again but I probably won’t.
I'm still submitting some, but less and less