Is COMC pricing themselves out of the competition?

[jjj5278]

I was going to buy a card over there and now its over $3 just to ship one card w/ a toploader. For two cards it's almost $4. That seems a bit high when most dealers on eBay are down to $2-2.50 per card and I've never received a card w/o a toploader there (I just bought 7 cards from the same seller and he charged $2.50 for shipping and then another one I bought 11 cards from and he charged $4, COMC would have murdered me w/ their rates). I was hoping they would be a nice alternative to eBay but their shipping charges are getting a bit out of hand for me. I think I'll stick w/ eBay and sportlots. Is it just me??

[crr9381]

for one or 2 cards they may be more expensive, but I think where it saves money is when you buy multiple cards from multiple sellers. Say you buy 5 cards from 5 different sellers. On COMC it would be $4.25 for shipping. On ebay, it would be atleast 10-15 dollars since they were from different sellers.

[gladdyontherise]

They're sales/members/cards uploaded/cards sold go up every quarter, so I'd say no..

Like the above poster said, a few cards may be alittle on the high side..but if you buy more than 2 cards its cheaper for the most part than ebay..10 cards from 10 different sellers on COMC would be $6 or $7 on COMC, 10 cards from 10 different ebay sellers would be $25-$35 in shipping on ebay.

[TheTGB]

Keep it in your inventory and buy more cards before you request shipment.

[jjj5278]

spoodini- You can do that?? I didn't know that. That might be a good idea. I keep finding only one or two cards I need/want at a time. Do you pay for them and then request shipping whenever you have a bunch of cards in your inventory?

[TheHeel]

Yes; I have been on COMC for about 5 months. I bought about 100 cards that I wanted over a period of 4 months. I waited and then got them shipped.

[TheTGB]

spoodini- You can do that?? I didn't know that. That might be a good idea. I keep finding only one or two cards I need/want at a time. Do you pay for them and then request shipping whenever you have a bunch of cards in your inventory?

Thats it bor you can relist them on your account if you thinknypu can get more for them. Easy profit it you look hard enough.

[97S281_27]

spoodini- You can do that?? I didn't know that. That might be a good idea. I keep finding only one or two cards I need/want at a time. Do you pay for them and then request shipping whenever you have a bunch of cards in your inventory?

Yes, that's the way I do it. I typically buy a few cards a week that I need for my sets or my Drew Brees PC and I just wait until i've got around 50+ cards ready to ship then I use the Bulk Shipping option ($5 for the first 10 cards & 15¢ for each additional card). I've never had any issues with the Bulk Shipping and they generally don't take more than a week or so to get to me.

[jjj5278]

Excellent, thanks for the info guys!! I will consider buying a couple and then waiting and hoping some more pop up I need!!

[TheTGB]

You're welcome. And wow my typing on my iPhone is terrible if I don't proofread, lol.