We are moving forward aggressively into this new year with new hiring, new business models, and our new domain name: www.comc.com. Word-of-mouth referral has always been our number one advertising focus because people trust the praise of a friend. Our amazing community is what has allowed us to grow to this size, and it is our growing community which will propel us into the future. Because of that, we’d like to ask the community to continue to help us in getting the word out.

The Rules: Make a YouTube video three minutes in length or less giving a testimonial about COMC.com and post a link to that video in the comments here. On Friday the 16th of March the video with the most “likes” will be the winner. That gives you about a month. We don’t want a tidal wave of false praise so we’re not blowing the doors off with a ridiculous prize, but we do want to show appreciation to the winner.

The Prize: The maker of the testimonial with the most “likes”, (not most views) will win $50 in store credit, their video will be highlighted on the front page of COMC.com for a month, and we’ll interview them and post a special highlight of their COMC seller profile (if applicable).

The Details: One video per account holder please. Staff not eligible. Please refer to us in the video as “COMC.com” or “COMC”, as part of our goal is to push our rebranding. You can mention that it originally stood for Check Out My Cards, but please don’t make that the focus.

Thanks so much for your support, your constructive criticism, and your belief that together we can make this hobby better for everyone.

The Jeremy Lin story is absolutely incredible. We are having trouble keeping any of his cards in stock. So we have decided to run a contest.

For the rest of the month of February, you can ship us any Jeremy Lin cards, and we will give them FREE Next Day processing. Simply make sure that is easy to find the Jeremy Lin cards and have them labeled with “Lin Special”.

Whoever sends us the most Jeremy Lin cards by February 29th will win $100 store credit. We don’t care about value. We are just interested in getting as many as possible. The cards must arrive by February 29th to be elligable for the $100, but they only need to be postmarked by February 29th to get the FREE Next Day processing.

Free processing & a chance to win… It’s a Lin-win situation.

Here is a list of all Jeremy Lin cards currently released. Happy Hunting!

2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia #136 Jeremy Lin RC
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Spectrum Black #136 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Spectrum Gold #136 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Spectrum Platinum #136 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Spectrum Signatures Gold #136 Jeremy Lin/199
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Spectrum Signatures Platinum #136 Jeremy Lin/25
2010-11 Classics #179 Jeremy Lin/699 AU RC
2010-11 Classics Timeless Tributes Black #179 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Classics Timeless Tributes Gold #179 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Classics Timeless Tributes Platinum #179 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Classics Timeless Tributes Silver #179 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Limited Next Day Autographs #41 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Panini Season Update Rookie Duals Signatures #60 Jeremy Lin Omer Asik
2010-11 Panini Season Update Rookie Duals Signatures #61 Jeremy Lin Ekpe Udoh
2010-11 Panini Season Update Rookie Triples Signatures #22 Kevin Seraphin EXCH Jeremy Lin Omer Asik
2010-11 Panini Threads Rookie Team Threads Away #12 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Panini Threads Rookie Team Threads Home #12 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Panini Threads Rookie Team Threads Home Autographs #12 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches #141 Jeremy Lin AU RC
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches #191 Jeremy Lin AU SP
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures #194 Jeremy Lin RC
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Gold #194 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Materials #194 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Materials NBA Tags #194 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Materials NBA Tags Signatures #194 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Materials Prime #194 Jeremy Lin/25
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Materials Prime Signatures #194 Jeremy Lin/25
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Materials Signatures #194 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Platinum #194 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Signatures #194 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Signatures Platinum #194 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Playoff National Treasures Century Silver #194 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige #187 Jeremy Lin RC
2010-11 Prestige #210 Jeremy Lin RC
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Black #187 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Black #210 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Black Signatures #210 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Black Signatures #187 Jeremy Lin/99
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Gold #210 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Gold #187 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Green #187 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Green #210 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Orange #210 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Orange #187 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Purple #187 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Bonus Shots Purple #210 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Draft Picks Light Blue #187 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Draft Picks Light Blue #210 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Prestige Draft Picks Rights Autographs #187 Jeremy Lin/199
2010-11 Prestige Draft Picks Rights Autographs #210 Jeremy Lin/199
2010-11 Rookies and Stars #129 Jeremy Lin RC
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Gold #129 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Gold Holofoil #129 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Gold Materials #129 Jeremy Lin/299
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Longevity #129 Jeremy Lin RC
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Longevity Materials Sapphire #129 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Longevity Ruby #129 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Longevity Sapphire #129 Jeremy Lin
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Longevity Signatures #129 Jeremy Lin/599
2010-11 Rookies and Stars Signatures #129 Jeremy Lin/499
2010-11 Timeless Treasures #131 Jeremy Lin AU/299 RC
2010-11 Timeless Treasures Gold #131 Jeremy Lin AU
2010-11 Timeless Treasures Platinum #131 Jeremy Lin AU
2010-11 Timeless Treasures Silver #131 Jeremy Lin AU

If you have placed an order with us recently, you probably received one of these.

$20 First Time Seller Coupon
The first side of this card is a $20 off coupon for any First Time Seller. This is good for any of our processing services. If you are a first time seller, simply include this coupon with the cards that you send us for processing, and we will discount your processing fees by $20. We are confident that you will enjoy our services, so we want you to try it out, even if that means your first batch is completely free. We offer this with no strings attached.

Referral Program
If you are already a seller on the site or if you have extra coupons you can hand out, please write your user name on the other side of this coupon as if you were endorsing a check and pass it along. Once we get 500 cards for processing from that account, we will put $5 store credit in your account as a thank you for handing out the card.

How to Get More
All orders placed this weekend will include a couple of these coupons. Also, all orders placed on BlowoutCards.com will receive a coupon as well. If you have a card shop, attend card shows, or just know a bunch of people you would like to refer, please contact us, and we can send you a batch of cards. Many of our sellers have already received a package with a couple dozen coupons to hand out, and we even have some eBay sellers including these cards in all outgoing orders.

Why We Want More Sellers
Currently 1 in 20 buyers on the site also sells, but nearly all sellers also buy. Once we get a buyer to also sell, they are hooked. We are no longer just another place where they can buy cards. Instead, we become a place where they are invested in watching their cards sell, and they earn store credit that is best used on COMC. These buyers that become sellers rarely convert store credit into cash, instead they recycle their store credit and help store credit get to the sellers that need cash that much quicker. Even when they do get cash, they most likely just spend it on more cards and help the trading card industry. We want as many people buying and selling as possible. This is good for the health of the entire trading card community.

CheckOutMyCards.com is a “network effect” website. This means that the more active users on the site, the more value it provides for each of the users. Facebook is another example of a network affect website. If facebook had no users, there would be no point in having a facebook account, but now that nearly everyone is on facebook, there is enough value that it has become the second most popular website on the planet.

Similarly, the more active users we have on COMC, the better it is for everyone. It will be that much easier to finish the tough set you started or find that rare card of your favorite player. It will be that much easier for someone to find your extra cards and help you convert them into what you really want… more cards or cash.

Help COMC reach its potential… pass it on!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

We love our customers, and want to say thanks by offering the following shipping special from 12:01 AM Thursday through 11:59 PM Sunday.

20-11 Shipping Special
$4.95 for the first 20 cards and 11¢ for each additional card
See our Shipping Policy for complete details.

We are also thankful for all of our international buyers, so there is no extra charge for international shipping.

Black Friday Sales
Don’t miss out on all the Thanksgiving and Black Friday specials that our sellers are running.

The combination of their low prices and our 11¢ shipping cannot be beat!

The holidays are rapidly approaching, and with it Black Friday. Make sure you’re ready, and we will too. Get your cards to us by October 26th, and we’ll make sure they’re on the site by Thanksgiving with our standard 4-week processing fee of only 20 cents per card. If you are using USPS Priority Mail to ship to us, try to get the package in the mail by Saturday, October 22nd.

Black Friday is our busiest day of the year, and we will be offering another Shipping Special to celebrate! While we don’t have the details outlined yet, they’ll be announced next month. Be sure to get your cards in!

Learn more about using our consignment service to sell your cards

The last time we did a shipping special there was a postal strike in Canada. Now that it is over, we are running a shipping special for the whole world.

Normally our bulk or special shipping options charge an extra $10 for any package going outside the US. This weekend the special will offer NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS! All of you that want to have stuff shipped outside the US, start buying your items and preparing your shipment.

From Friday September 23rd 12:01 AM PST until Sunday September 25th 11:59 PM PST, we are offering the following shipping special world wide.

$5 for the first 10 cards and $0.10 for each additional card.
See our Shipping Policy page for complete details.

Go take advantage of the many promotions that sellers are running and put in your shipment requests before midnight Sunday September 25th.

GINTER CODE Processing Special
Send us any 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter code cards, and we will process them in 1 week for FREE!!!

This special is specific to the Ginter Code parallel. It is not eligible for other cards from Topps Allen & Ginter or for code cards from previous years.

Just make sure you mention “GINTER CODE” as your desired processing service.

This special will be available until we receive the complete set of the code cards. We will post an update when we are no longer accepting more code cards.

Learn more about using CheckOutMyCards.com to sell your cards.

Attending the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago? Have cards you want to sell?
Instead of shipping them to us, you can just drop them off at our booth (#445).

You can take advantage of any of our published processing services, or you can use a promotional service that will only be available at the National.

Here is how you will be able to use the show-only service:
□ 1 Come find us at booth #445
□ 2 Grab a special 550-count box
□ 3 Fill it with no more than five different products
□ 4 Drop it back off with us before the end of the show

Specific pricing and processing time will only be revealed at the show.

If you just want to use one of our normal processing services, that is fine. You are welcome to drop those off as well. The show-only service is the only one that will have the 5-product limitation.

What we mean by “Product”

A product is a specific set of cards. Not just a year, not just a sport, not just a brand. A product is something like “2008 Bowman Chrome Baseball” or “2010/11 Famous Fabrics Ink – Hockey Edition”. A product includes any card that it would be possible to pull from opening a specific pack.
Note: These packs must be from an original manufacturer, and cannot be repackaged products from a variety of years.

Example of Same Product:
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These two cards count as the same product, because you can pull Yankee Stadium Legacy insert cards out of packs of 2008 UD Masterpieces. Same pack, Same product.

Example of Different Products:
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These two cards are both Fleer, both baseball, and both the same player, but they come from different products. One is a 1995 Fleer and one is 1996 Fleer. Different pack, different product.

To take advantage of this special you can have a maximum of 5 different products in your 550-count box. If you’ve got more than five, even if it’s only one or two stray cards, you won’t be eligible. We think the best way to take advantage of this deal is to buy unopened boxes from some of the great vendors at The National, crack open the product, maybe take advantage of some wrapper redemption promotions, and then just pop them into our 550-count boxes and drop them off at our booth. You are welcome to bring cards from home. Just remember the 5-product rule: same pack, same product; different pack, different product. See you at the National!