Collectors and dealers who have cards listed for sale on COMC can now have them submitted directly to CCG/CSG for grading. The two companies announced a partnership deal on Wednesday that will allow COMC users to grade cards they own or purchase without having to do the submission work themselves. Starting immediately, COMC customers can submit cards from their inventory … [Read more...] about COMC,CSG Partner on Grading Initiative
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6 Sports Card Dealers Among World’s Top 25 eBay Sellers
Three trading card dealers are among eBay’s ten highest volume sellers in the world. New data shows COMC (7th), DCSports (8th) and Greg Morris Cards (10th) leading the pack in a list compiled by eBay Marketplace Pulse and based on total feedback given to them by buyers during the month of March. Not far behind those three top ten accounts are Probstein123 (13th), Burbank … [Read more...] about 6 Sports Card Dealers Among World’s Top 25 eBay Sellers
Notes: NSCC is On; eBay on Bid Retractions; COMC Shipping; Shop Stories
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the National Sports Collectors Convention will go on as schedule July 28-August 1. On Tuesday, the NSCC confirmed their intentions to hold the show rather than push it back to the October backup dates it had been holding The show is scheduled for the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL and with state government believed to … [Read more...] about Notes: NSCC is On; eBay on Bid Retractions; COMC Shipping; Shop Stories
COMC Opens Trading Card Auctions
COMC has launched the first batch of its planned weekly auctions on eBay with consignors to the company's new platform offering everything from current rookie cards to vintage Hall of Famers. Earlier this year, COMC announced plans to offer the option to users who can simply shift items from their current inventory on the website to the auction platform by a single mouse … [Read more...] about COMC Opens Trading Card Auctions
COMC Releases Details on eBay Auction Consignment Service
COMC will open its eBay consignment service next month, with its first batch of auctions set to launch at the end of the year. Earlier this month, the company announced it was planning to supplement its online consignment store with an auction option. The new platform will allow users to shuttle their current COMC inventory to eBay auctions or submit new items to … [Read more...] about COMC Releases Details on eBay Auction Consignment Service
Notes: COMC’s Bulk Editor and Holiday Promotion; Miracle in Miami Ball, NFL Cleats at Auction
It may be holiday time, but there is a lot going on at COMC. The company says sellers who use the site to sell cards can now download a new bulk editor to change prices on their inventory in rapid fashion—and right from their desktop. You can learn more here. On Christmas Day, COMC also launched a week-long opportunity for sellers to offer discount pricing … [Read more...] about Notes: COMC’s Bulk Editor and Holiday Promotion; Miracle in Miami Ball, NFL Cleats at Auction
Black Friday, Early Holiday Strong According to Online Sellers
Whether they were selling three-year-old boxes of football cards, someone else’s 1966 Topps Luis Aparicio or freshly signed photos of Aaron Judge, major players in the sports collectibles industry say holiday shopping promotions have resulted in record-setting sales. Blowout Cards, which offers minute-by-minute specials for several hours on Black Friday, reported a … [Read more...] about Black Friday, Early Holiday Strong According to Online Sellers
COMC at the National
It was hard to avoid running into some employees of COMC at the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention. The company's booth was in the middle of the action in the corporate area. Walk through and you'd likely run into at least one of them offering to help you submit your show purchases via a handy online setup and have them shipped back to company headquarters … [Read more...] about COMC at the National
COMC Credit Option Coming to Upper Deck Certified Card Shops
Collectors will have the opportunity to use money from their COMC accounts to make purchases at hobby shops aligned with Upper Deck. It’s the latest move in the partnership agreement between the two companies. The announcement came Wednesday morning at Upper Deck’s inaugural Diamond Dealer Conference in Phoenix. COMC, one of the hobby’s largest buying and selling … [Read more...] about COMC Credit Option Coming to Upper Deck Certified Card Shops
The Year in Sports Collecting: 2016 an Eventful Ride
The longest of long holiday weekends has arrived with the duty of closing out one year and launching the next. Not much happens in the hobby during this time of year, but after all that went down in 2016, a little downtime isn’t a bad thing. No matter what end of this multi-pronged industry/hobby/business you may call home, there was news. Comings and … [Read more...] about The Year in Sports Collecting: 2016 an Eventful Ride