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Lea DeFoote
Posts: 1,533
Joined: Jul 2012
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:16 AM | |
No, COMC's shipping times are back down to normal. I requested a shipment during the Black Friday weekend free shipping promotion and had the cards in hand before the end of the year.
-Tom
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GoldenEagles555
Posts: 803
Joined: Apr 2021
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:35 AM | |
Agree. Based on two shipments so far, I've received them with 2-3 weeks. Not too bad.
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jasongerman9
Posts: 1,902
Joined: Jan 2015
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:39 AM | |
As someone who has several cards listed on COMC, I will point out that they have a $0.50 processing fee for adding a card to the site. So, any card that I sell for less than $0.53 or less, I lose money on (COMC also takes a 5% sales fee once a card sells).
I would agree that because of this, if you shop smart on SportLots, it's a much better place to find cards like what you were looking for as opposed to COMC.
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Dodgydave
Posts: 938
Joined: Apr 2019
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:41 AM | |
Thanks Tom.
Refresh my memory when Black Friday is? End of November? I am in New Zealand and it is not such a big deal here.
If shipping is faster I may consider them again.
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jimetal7212
Posts: 4,849
Joined: Dec 2016
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:46 AM | |
Might be unpopular, but at times Beckett Marketplace isn't so bad. Many of the larger dealers have discount codes (Burbank is 15% for example) and reasonable prices. During certain times of the year the site will offer even larger discounts, 20% off is largest I've seen. While the minimum threshold is higher than SportLots, it's lower than COMC and eBay. And a good portion offer free shipping at reasonable levels (lowest I've seen is free at $20). I've found some good stuff on there that beat out what I could have done at COMC and SportLots. Just offering an alternative example.
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GoldenEagles555
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:48 AM | |
Ah - that explains it. Makes sense why for bulk commons may be a better deal sportlots (providing from a single dealer if possible).
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The Card Closet
Posts: 494
Joined: May 2017
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 5:11 PM | |
I think another factor is the type of cards for which you're looking. Sportlots has been great for finding base cards en masse to complete sets. But for higher end parallels, serial numbered, and vintage stars, I've had much better luck on comc.
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mzentko
Posts: 2,470
Joined: Jun 2012
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 5:54 PM | |
I buy on both sites regularly
both serve their own purpose
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