COMC raising mailbox fees.

[mcmercutio]

Hi all,

For many international collectors, it comes as a blow that COMC is raising their mailbox fees - previously $1 per card, now $2 per package and 50c per card. What used to be maybe $2.50 for shipping from the seller and a $1 fee would now cost $5 for a single card.

If you have the time, send COMC an email at [email protected] and voice your displeasure, or post on their Facebook. Hopefully they'll have a change of heart, even though I'm doubtful.

[mingus_md]

If I am reading their website correctly, it is $0.50 per card with a $2.00 minimum per package. That is 1-4 is $2.00 and then it is $0.50 per card. The wrinkle in this is that "bonus cards" are also $0.50 per card with no refund if you donate them to charity, so you need to make sure the seller doesn't send you any random unwanted cards in the package.

[30ranfordfan]

1. How much does it cost to send cards to a COMC Mailbox?
   
   a. $0.50 per card with a $2.00 minimum charge per package. This applies to standard-sized raw cards.
   b. $1.00 per graded, encased, oversized, booklets, One Touched and/or Screwed Down cards with the same $2.00 minimum charge per package.

If it's a package with a single card, you're right. It's going up in cost. $2 instead of $1.

If it's 2 cards, the price remains the same. $2

If it's more than 2 cards, the price has gone down. 3 or 4 cards will cost $2, instead of $3 or $4.

5 cards would cost $2.50 instead of $5, and add 50 cents to the new cost... and $1 to the old cost... for every card after that.

I don't use their service a ton, but I use it enough. I've had one package this year that had 12 cards in.... and I would have saved a bundle under their new pricing.

[FuriousD82]

So this is a good thing? I've only had cards on COMC for a month and I wish I knew whether my buyers were international or not. Enjoy.

[thehip66]

So really you aren't going to save much money on single card purchases anymore

Buy in Canada 3 to 4 $ most ebay sellers charge
Buy in USA to COMC 2 to 3 $ to ebay seller + 2$ comc charge + comc shipping charge if you are not going to sell it
Buy in USA ship to Canada 6 to 7$ most sellers

IS my thinking and math correct on this ?

[30ranfordfan]

USA to Canada shipping.... it's usually $7, or Global Priority (which can get crazy).

If USA domestic shipping is $3, then yes... on a single card, you're only saving $2 (the $3 to get it to COMC, and then $2 for them to process it). Very common to find USA domestic for less than that. Free shipping, or < $2 sometimes.

For sure this lowers the savings on single card purchases, but $2 is still $2.

[thehip66]

USA to Canada shipping.... it's usually $7, or Global Priority (which can get crazy).

If USA domestic shipping is $3, then yes... on a single card, you're only saving $2 (the $3 to get it to COMC, and then $2 for them to process it). Very common to find USA domestic for less than that. Free shipping, or < $2 sometimes.

For sure this lowers the savings on single card purchases, but $2 is still $2.

Also the fee for COMC to ship you , but yes still big savings to avoid the global shipping program sellers

[30ranfordfan]

This is true, it does cost $3 to have COMC mail it back to you... but I normally wait until I have 100 cards in my inventory to ship, and get the $5 credit for shipping 100 cards in a month. Even if I was only waiting for 20 cards to ship, that's still just 15 cents per card as an extra cost.

Also the fee for COMC to ship you , but yes still big savings to avoid the global shipping program sellers