Welcome back to our ongoing series, “The Faces Behind COMC”. In this series, we showcase the personalities of the members of our team responsible for making sure we offer our customer’s the best experience possible when using COMC. In this installment, we’re looking at a team that is built around two of our longest tenured employees who know everything there is to know about the hobby and trading cards. Each and every day, this team observes the tens of thousands of items that pass through COMC’s consignment process, ensuring that buyers have the best possible experience when browsing cards on the COMC Marketplace.

Jade (JVSportscards & Prospect_Watch on COMC)

As the last remaining original COMC Identification Team Member, Jade brings nearly 30 years of card collecting experience to COMC. After Managing the ID Team for 4 years, Jade helped play a pivotal role in the creation of the new COMC Catalog of checklist data that can be found on the site today.  After that project, Jade moved forward to manage the high-end service levels. Jade is very active in the group breaking community, and researches minor league baseball prospects and high end card market activity in his free time. If there is a question about a modern sports card around COMC, Jade is one of the “go to guys” in our company.

Away from COMC, Jade enjoys spending time with his family, watching sports and playing poker. Jade routinely travels to Las Vegas where he puts his luck to good work. Not only is Jade’s luck with monster hits from products well known around the halls of COMC, but his luck at the slot machines is that of legends if you ask his fellow coworkers.  Jade has sold around 1.5 million cards total from his collection, with about 150k of those being sold on COMC.

Favorite sport:  Basketball, Boxing, MMA
Favorite players:  Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Ken Griffey Jr., Gennady Golovkin, Michael Venom Page
Favorite card in your collection: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan RC PSA10
Favorite Cards Pulled in Breaks Last Year:
2017 Bowman Chrome Prospects Red Refractor Autographs Gleyber Torres
2017 Topps Definitive Cut Autographs Roger Maris
2017 Bowman Chrome 1992 Design Superfractor Autographs Chipper Jones
2017 Bowman Chrome Prospects Autographs Purple, Blue,and Blue 70th Ronald Acuna
2017 National Treasures RPA Black Printing Plate Dak Prescott

Chad (PacrimCollect on COMC)

Chad joined the COMC Team over seven years ago and currently serves as our Sorting Team Lead. His valuable insight and vast hobby knowledge is routinely put to use not only by other members of the Sorting Team, but also by other teams within the company.  Born in Des Moines, Iowa and having previously lived in Southern California and Florida, he has settled in Washington and collects certified autographs of players and celebrities from his Alma mater of Eastern Washington University. He has obtained over 15,000 signatures from athletes and celebrities in total.

Away from COMC, Chad enjoys golf, but primarily spends his time at home with his wife, stepchildren and 18 month old daughter. Chad met his wife Angela while both were working on the same team (Identification) at COMC, making them the first COMC couple to tie the knot!

Favorite sport:  Football, curling, spelling bee (if it’s on ESPN it’s a sport)
Favorite players:   Cooper Kupp, Ken Phelps, Steve Scheffler 
Favorite Foods:  General Tso’s chicken, no white sauces
Favorite Musical Artist(s):  Lionel Richie, Morris Day and the Time, 1988-1992 hip-hop
Favorite Movie / TV Show /etc:  Magnum P.I., Jeopardy; Movie – License To Drive, The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite card in your collection: 2017 Panini Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket RPS Preview Cooper Kupp #18/23 (jersey number)

Bryson (Byson77 on COMC)

Bryson joined our Sorting Team in the spring of 2017, bringing with him a wealth of card knowledge and passion for the hobby. Having collected football, basketball and baseball cards all of his life, it only seemed like a natural fit for him to join the COMC Team. He was born in Kirkland, WA, just a few miles from COMC Headquarters. A talented drummer, he has had the opportunity, to open for and play with a few of his favorite musical artists over the years. When not at COMC, he can be found honing his musical craft, watching sports, fishing, playing video games, and enjoying movies.

Favorite sport:  Football, Baseball and Basketball
Favorite players:  Von Miller, Mitch Haniger, Karl-Anthony Towns
Favorite Foods:  Fettuccine Alfredo
Favorite Musical Artist(s): Tool, Deftones, Chevelle, Floater, Mastodon
Favorite Movie / TV Show /etc:  Fight Club, True Detective, Gangs of New York, anything by Quentin Tarantino, The King of Queens, The office
Favorite card in your collection:  Demaryius Thomas Superfractor

Sean 

Sean joined our Sorting Team in October of 2017 and has quickly grown accustom to the company culture at COMC. Similar to Jade, he is active in the group breaking community. Born in Seattle and having previously resided in Eastern Washington and Oregon, he collects primarily baseball cards but also some football and soccer. He enjoys playing soccer and all things science related. Other than cards, he also collects Legos. He has one pet cat (Chip) and when pressed for a fun fact about himself, told us that, “multiple people have said they would choose me to be stranded on a desert island with.” 

Favorite sport:  Soccer, Baseball
Favorite players:  Ken Griffey Jr.
Favorite Foods:  Pizza, Teriyaki, Hot Wings, Mongolian Grill, Tacos
Favorite Musical Artist(s): Breaking Benjamin, Tool, The Beatles
Favorite Movie / TV Show /etc:  Game of Thrones, How I Met Your Mother, Avengers, Star Wars
Favorite card in your collection:2013 Bowman Chrome Kris Bryant Auto

Ben

Ben is the newest member of the COMC Sorting Team, having joined the team just a couple months ago. That being said, he brings to our team a strong knowledge of collecting and the hobby, having been a longtime collector and card enthusiast. He collects primarily baseball, basketball, and football cards. He has lived all around Washington State, as well as Los Angeles, CA. When not at COMC, he enjoys wiffle ball, basketball, and golf. He has one cat named Abigail and enjoys watching TV in his spare time. He was saddened to learn that fellow Sorting Team Member Brian S. opted out of participating in this blog.

Favorite sport:  Baseball, Basketball and Football
Favorite players:  Ken Griffey Jr.
Favorite Foods:  Everything
Favorite Musical Artist(s): Brian S. (and the rest of the Sorting Department)/Human Ladder
Favorite Movie / TV Show /etc:  Hook/Back to the Future I & II/Training Day/The Office/Parks & Rec/South Park
Favorite card in your collection: Every Griffey