COMC is excited to announce we now accept cards graded by CSG Certified Sports Guaranty. CSG is backed by the same ownership and management team behind NGC, PMG and CGC who are branded leaders in coin, paper money and comic book certification services.
With 30+ years experience in certifying collectibles it was a logical extension for the founding group of NGC to expand services to gaming cards with CGC Certified Grading Company and sports cards under CSG (both accepted by COMC). Collectibles certified with CSG and CGC offer guarantees of authenticity and accuracy, as well as top-notch security elements to prevent against tampering and counterfeiting. COMC confidently welcomes cards graded by CSG to our marketplace!
For the full list of which types of trading cards are accepted for COMC’s consignment services head to our Supported Trading Cards page.
When you consign with COMC, our team fully prepares and lists your cards on the COMC Marketplace and eBay Store. Once sold, our team handles all of the shipping and fulfillment. To learn more about our consignment services, visit our COMC Selling page.
Let’s face it, it’s been a wild year for trading cards and unprecedented growth would be an understatement. News about the hobby has entered the mainstream, and chances are even your mom’s friends have told you that cards are really heating up.
It’s been a year of highs and lows in the industry. We’ve seen values skyrocket and shatter records across every major card category, which for some has meant windfall return-on-investment almost overnight. Not long ago card supplies seemed unquestionably available in any quantity, but now we’re seeing shortages as a result of supply chain disruptions and continuous growth in the industry. We’ve also seen new products sell out in seconds to be flipped on the secondary market for unbelievable prices, only to surprisingly sell out again! And, we’ve seen price-hikes from grading and authentication companies as they experience submission levels beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations – sometimes receiving months worth of cards in a matter of days!
COMC Changing With The Industry
Here at COMC, we have experienced highs and lows as well. Our 2020 projections for card submissions were broken mid-2020 and have not stopped growing exponentially month-over-month ever since. Every day, we are excited by the increased interest in trading cards and strive to make COMC the #1 online marketplace for buying and selling cards. We are also aware that the massive growth we experienced led us to drop the ball in some areas, especially in Shipping and Customer Service. Explosive growth in the short-term, coupled with staffing shortages and space restrictions, led some users to experience severe delays in shipping and a negative overall experience with COMC. We sincerely apologize, and we’re doing something about it!
Over the past few months, we’ve looked closely at the areas where we could make immediate improvement and made significant changes to streamline our services and provide a notably better COMC experience. We are happy to say that COMC is growing strong; we’ve more than doubled our employees in Customer Service and Shipping and recently opened a new facility, which is the world’s largest building dedicated to trading cards! We are making these changes to help grow in step with the industry and prepare for the future.
COMC’s Giant New Trading Card Facility – Opened March, 2021
COMC Service Updates
Due to the massive increase in demand for COMC’s consignment and shipping services, we can no longer offer all the options we have in the past. Instead, we have chosen to focus on simplifying our services, reducing the options, and setting timelines that we can stand behind. As the trading card market continues to evolve and as COMC’s investments in infrastructure start to pay off, we will revisit our service offerings, but for now, we are focusing on a fewer number of core services.
Introducing Standard and Select Consignment Services
The Standard and Select services are the two most economical ways to submit cards for consignment at COMC and start at $0.50 per card. These services have turnaround times as short as 2-weeks and are designed for submitting any cards: from vintage to current year cards. Cards submitted with Standard and Select have a maximum list price on COMC of $100, for cards over this amount we require our Elite consignment service. Check out our Consignment Rates page for more information.
Elite Consignment Service
Our Elite consignment service is the premier experience for any raw or graded card worth more than $50. For only $2, Elite includes industry-leading high-resolution photos (front and back) and 2-week guaranteed turnaround times with a 50% discount if we miss the deadline. For more information, please visit our Elite Service page.
COMC Auctions on eBay
COMC Auctions will now only support single trading cards with a $50 minimum auction value. For items valued below $50, we recommend using our Standard or Select services. There are no up-front fees to consign new submissions directly to COMC Auctions on eBay and items are each listed as a 7-day, $0.99 no-reserve auction. More information on how COMC Auctions on eBay are structured can be found on our Auctions page.
Mailbox
Our popular Mailbox service is an easy way to consolidate your online card purchases through a US-based address for eventual sale or bundled shipment. The service is modeled after our Select consignment service and also has a 2-week processing time. It is perfect for buying now and safely holding cards for sale or shipment later. Find out more via the COMC Mailbox page.
Raw Card Review and Reprocessing Services
In order to dedicate more time to other services, we are suspending our Raw Card Review service, and we are limiting our reprocessing service to only the Reprocess as Elite option. Also, you will need to use the Reprocess as Elite service before you can send an item that is already on COMC to an eBay Auction. Once an item has been Reprocessed as Elite, you will be able to immediately send it to an eBay Auction since it will no longer require any reprocessing. At that point, you will also be allowed to select a specific eBay Auction Event you would like to target, or you can simply have the auction launch as soon as possible.
Shipping Updates
We have simplified our shipping services and are now offering streamlined shipping options with more accurate shipping estimates. Find out about your available shipping options by entering your zip code on our Shipping page.
This has been an unbelievable year and we thank you for being part of COMC. We will keep you updated on all the changes and how they will better support your passion for trading cards. We’ll continue focusing on improving our services and delivering an excellent experience so you can maximize your enjoyment of buying and selling trading cards!
COMC Auctions is partnering with eBay to promote a special 2021 Hockey auction event leading up to the Stanley Cup Finals!
We are excited to announce COMC Auctions will be featured on eBay’s homepage from May 17 to May 23. This Hockey promotion is the perfect opportunity to increase auction visibility as the 2021 Hockey season approaches the NHL Finals.
Cards submitted to auction via COMC will be included in eBay’s Homepage banner promotion. This means cards opted in will benefit from large audience visibility via eBay’s Homepage – maximizing views at a critical time of auction. Below you’ll find all the information you to get started, and if you’re new to COMC there’s still time to register!
When and how to submit your cards:
COMC users have multiple options for submitting cards for this event. Whether you already have cards consigned with us that you would like to auction off or are considering sending new cards to COMC specifically for this event, details and key dates are listed below.
Mail-In Submission Deadlines
Cards received by 4/29/2021 will be included in the promotion
ON THE OUTSIDE OF ALL ITEMS MAILED FOR THE PROMOTION PLEASE MARK “HPP”
“HPP” must be clearly written on all sides of package/envelope
To create a new mail-in auction submission, first Register, then log-in and visit Start New Submission in your COMC Account and select the “Hockey eBay Auction Event” processing service as shown below:
Elite Item Transfer Deadlines
Elite Item Transfer deadlines apply only to items which have already been processed through our Elite Consignment Service.
To be included in the promotion, cards must be transferred by 5/6/2021
Cards submitted to auction during these dates will be included in the promotion
After transferring your cards to auction, they move from your Inventory Manager to Auction Submissions in your COMC account. Once scheduled for auction, you can monitor your auctions in Auction History.
Non-Elite Items Transfer Deadlines
The transfer deadline for Non-Elite items applies to items currently on COMC, but which have not yet been upgraded to Elite.
To be eligible for the promotion, items must be sent for Elite reprocessing by the end of Thursday, 4/22/21.
Once cards are upgraded to Elite in your Inventory, please Send to Auction by 5/6/21 as noted above.
If you already have a card in your COMC account follow these steps to upgrade:
The minimum fee per auction is $3.50, regardless of the final sale price.
We recommend you only submit cards to auction that will sell for approximately $50 or more. COMC Auctions reserves the right to change the service level of new Auction submissions to our 3-Week fixed-price service ($0.50 per item) if submissions primarily consist of items valued less than $10 (i.e. Junk Era Baseball common cards). For a full breakdown of Auction fees, see the COMC Auction Schedule and Fees blog.
There are no cancellations once we receive your auction submission. If you want to consign your high-end trading cards through COMC as buy-it-now listings, we encourage you to submit them using our Elite Service.
Update: As of January 5, 2022 the Toploader Buyback Program has ended. We are no longer purchasing toploaders.
Toploader Shortage
As the hobby continues to surge, the demand for plastic protective toploaders has also peaked. Due to this unpredicted surge in product demand as well as impacted supply chains, many manufacturers of protective toploaders are currently struggling to meet inventory. Hence, there have been shortages seen across the industry at retail hobby shops, card shows, and even here at COMC.
COMC Response
To address the toploader shortage currently affecting the industry, COMC is launching a toploader buyback program and making the following changes to how we process and ship cards.
Toploader Buyback Program
Starting immediately, COMC will buy new and gently-used toploaders of all sizes for $0.10 each, provided that they meet the following criteria:
Empty toploaders only
New or gently-used
Free of tape, price tags, residue, discoloration, writing, or major scuffing
No toploaders with labels (i.e. “Rookie Card)
All toploader sizes are welcome!
How to Use:
Begin at the Toploader Buyback Program service level in the submission wizard
Print submission paperwork and include it with each submission group
Ship your Toploader Buyback Program submission along with any consignment submissions
COMC will credit your account $0.10 per toploader when we receive your submission
If you have a bulk supply of sealed, new toploaders you would like to sell, please contact us at toploaders@comc.com
Toploader Processing and Shipping Changes
To adapt to the critical shortage of toploaders, COMC is immediately enlisting the following changes:
All raw Elite items and items purchased for more than $50 will ship in a penny sleeve and toploader.
All other raw non-Elite items will ship in a penny sleeve and will be carefully braced with mail stiffeners for safe shipment
Suspension of the “Add Toploader” upgrade on new Shopping Cart purchases and Shipment Requests. If cards with toploaders are desired, please purchase with a COMC account and wait to place a shipment request until we receive more supply.
Toploader Removal Fee Stands
COMC processes thousands of cards a day, which is why we recommend using just penny sleeves when consigning with us so that we can process your cards expediently.
Time spent removing toploaders and other plastic cases beyond penny sleeves has a multiplying effect and restricts COMC’s ability to efficiently process new consignment submissions.
Thus, the Buyback Program Will Not Affect Removal Fees.
There will still be a toploader removal fee of 50 cents per card for cards submitted through our standard service levels.
However, the fee is not in place for the Elite or Auction service levels.
What if I already added toploaders to an order?
Our current toploader supply is sufficient to fulfill existing orders. Orders placed prior to the temporary removal of the “Add Toploader” option will be honored.
We expect our supply to be replenished by Summer 2021, and hope in the meantime the Toploader Buyback program allows you to turn unused toploaders into COMC credit!
If you collect trading cards, then you know how important rookies are! We’ve all had the thrill of pulling a new rookie and pondering if they’re on their way to becoming a superstar, or finally pulling the trigger to acquire an iconic rookie card of a favorite player. Rookies, simply put, are a huge part of the magical allure of trading cards, which is why we’re introducing a new, weekly content series called Rookie FAX.
Ke’Bryan Hayes 2015 Bowman Draft Chrome Asia Exclusive Black Refractor #137
An Expanding Portfolio of Rookies
Great rookies cards yield value since they are the first version of a player’s card; and one of the unchanging rules of the industry is that rookies consistently command higher levels of desirability! Recently, the price of some rookies have risen astronomically, sometimes even pulling second-tier, previously overlooked rookies upward along the way with them. With each passing year of hobby growth, there are more rookie cards of each player and it takes time for clear market favorites to establish themselves. Another trend in the industry are new, emerging categories, or old ones being rediscovered, and with all these trends together, there is a deeper and more diverse range of rookie cards than ever before.
Alex Morgan 2011 Upper Deck – MLS #198
Welcome to Rookie FAX
With more rookies to keep track of as the industry grows, our team at COMC is proud to introduce “Rookie FAX”, a weekly curated pick showcasing good value and emerging rookie cards currently available on COMC. Why FAX? Seeing the popularity of the slang “Facts” explode in 2020 as a term of undisputed truth, we’ve recently seen it taken one step further, shortened to just “fax”. And, well, we just thought it was cool.
What are Rookie FAX?
These cards are chosen for being either iconic, beautifully designed, culturally significant, undervalued, overlooked, or just a solid choice for a first-year card. Some Rookie FAX you’ll know and love, some Rookie FAX will come as a surprise, and some may even cause debate, but they are all cards that stand-out as special (out of the other 7 Million unique cards currently available for sale on COMC!)
Kobe Bryant 1996-97 Fleer Ultra #52
Every Wednesday, Get Them Fast
It is our hope that Rookie FAX becomes a helpful tool in curating up-and-coming prospects and great value rookie cards, intelligently picked for collectors and investors alike. As conversations surrounding 5 and 6-figure cards continue to spiral upward, Rookie FAX are here as a reminder that great cards do not always need to break the bank and that card collecting is still all about having fun – Facts!
About the Author
Robert has been passionate about cards ever since he was young. After graduating from UC Berkeley, his interest in collectibles led to a career in marketing, product management, and eCommerce. Having worked at Google, APMEX, and Collectors Universe, Robert brings a wealth of experience to the COMC team through the lens of a collector, investor, and digital Marketing Manager.
COMC Auctions is partnering with eBay to promote the 2021 Baseball season with a special auction event!
We are excited to announce COMC Auctions will be featured on eBay’s homepage from April 26 to May 2nd. This Baseball auction event is the perfect opportunity to increase auction visibility as the 2021 baseball season begins.
Cards submitted to auction via COMC will be included in eBay’s Homepage banner promotion. This means cards opted in will benefit from large audience visibility via eBay’s Homepage – maximizing views at a critical time of auction. Below you’ll find all the information you to get started, and if you’re new to COMC there’s still time to register!
When and how to submit your cards:
COMC users have multiple options for submitting cards for this event. Whether you already have cards consigned with us that you would like to auction off or are considering sending new cards to COMC specifically for this event, details and key dates are listed below.
Mail-In Submission Deadlines
Cards received by 4/8/2021 will be included in the promotion
ON THE OUTSIDE OF ALL ITEMS MAILED FOR THE PROMOTION PLEASE MARK “BBP”
“BBP” must be clearly written on all sides of package/envelope
To create a new mail-in auction submission, first Register, then log-in and visit Start New Submission in your COMC Account and select the eBay Auction processing service as shown below:
Transfer to Auction Deadlines
If you already have cards in your COMC Inventory Manager, you can send them to auction in just a few clicks. This includes cards you bought from other consignors on our site, and a potential opportunity for flipping!
To be included in the promotion, cards must be transferred between 4/2/2021 – 4/8/2021
Cards submitted to auction during these dates will END during the promotion
Inside the Inventory Manager, click on “Actions” and then select “Send to Auction” to begin the auction transfer process.
Elite Item Transfer Deadlines
Elite Item Transfer deadlines apply only to items which have already been processed through our Elite Consignment Service.
To be included in the promotion, cards must be transferred between 4/9/2021 – 4/15/2021
Cards submitted to auction during these dates will be included in the promotion
After transferring your cards to auction, they move from your Inventory Manager to Auction Submissions in your COMC account. Once scheduled for auction, you can monitor your auctions in Auction History.
Important Auctions Reminders
The minimum fee per auction is $3.50, regardless of the final sale price.
We recommend you only submit cards to auction that will sell for approximately $50 or more. COMC Auctions reserves the right to change the service level of new Auction submissions to our 3-Week fixed-price service ($0.50 per item) if submissions primarily consist of items valued less than $10 (i.e. Junk Era Baseball common cards). For a full breakdown of Auction fees, see the COMC Auction Schedule and Fees blog.
There are no cancellations once we receive your auction submission. If you want to consign your high-end trading cards through COMC as buy-it-now listings, we encourage you to submit them using our Elite Service.
Following the success of June’s eBay Auctions event, we are excited to announce that COMC Auctions will be featured on eBay’s homepage from August 10th – 16th. This is the perfect opportunity to greatly increase the visibility of your auction consignments!
The focus of this event will be basketball as the NBA resumes their 2019-20 season, but high-end trading cards from all sports and genres are welcome for this event! Premier League Soccer has resumed play, and the MLB is starting their 60 game season in July.
Items must be received by 7/31 to be eligible for this promotion.
Here’s everything you need to know about submitting your sports cards for maximum exposure in this event.
When and how to submit your cards:
COMC users have multiple options for submitting cards for this event. Whether you already have cards consigned with us which you’d like to auction off, or you are considering sending new cards specifically for this event, details and key dates are listed below:
Mail-In Submission Deadlines
Cards received 7/18 – 7/24will END during the promotion Cards received 7/25 – 7/31 will BEGIN during the promotion
To create a new mail-in auctions submission, visit “Start New Submission” in your COMC Account and select the “eBay Auction” processing service as shown below.
Transfer to Auction Deadlines
Cards submitted for transfer 7/17 – 7/23 will END during the promotion Cards submitted for transfer 7/24 – 7/30 will BEGIN during the promotion
If you already have cards in your COMC Inventory Manager, you can send them to auction in just a few clicks. This includes cards you bought from other consignors on our site! Right click on “Actions” and then select “Send to Auction” to begin the auction transfer process.
Important Auctions Reminders
As you consider participating in this exciting auctions event, there are a few key reminders we’d like to share:
The minimum fee per auction, regardless of the final sale price, is $3.50. For the best possible experience, we do not recommend you submit cards to auction which will not reach a final sale price of $20 or more.
There are no cancellations once we receive your auction submission.
For more information about our auctions service, please refer to our Auctions and Auctions FAQ pages. We are so excited for you to participate in this promotion!
The first ever Sport Card Expo: Virtual Edition is now in the books. We hoped that you enjoyed this past weekend’s expo as much as we did. We want to thank everyone who stopped by COMC’s virtual booth! We tried to make it as interactive as possible with the virtual dice roll contest and the daily box breaks. We’ll take this experience and we’ll make our future online convention appearances even better!
Without further adieu, here are the winners for our giveaways during the Virtual Expo!
Virtual Dice Roll Winners
ROLL A 3, 4, OR 5 – 2015 Leaf Executive Collection Walter Payton Autograph – joshpackham
ROLL A 6 OR 7 – 2017-18 Upper Deck #247 Brock Boeser RC – ThirstyWombat
ROLL AN 8 – 2017-18 Upper Deck #221 Alex DeBrincat RC – RodKish10
ROLL A 9 – 2016-17 UD Ice Frozen Fabrics Red #FF-JQ Jonathan Quick #03/20 – After5Sportscards
ROLL A 10 – 2014-15 Panini Paramount Penmanship #P-KW Kevin Willis #69/99 – mlo9813
ROLL A 11 – 2018-19 Upper Deck #499 Brady Tkachuk RC – nickwise10
ROLL A 12 – 2015-16 Fleer Showcase PMG Blue #MU-12 Mikko Rantanen #48/50 – marshdel
ROLL A 13 – 2016-17 Compendium Blue #900 Auston Matthews RC – legionitalia
ROLL A 14 OR 15 – 2017-18 Upper Deck #201 Nico Hischier RC – tylerg215
ROLL A 16, 17, OR 18 – 2016-17 MVP #364 Mitch Marner RC – DallasDamfit
To claim your prize, email winner@comc.com with your name and username before 23:59:59 PDT August 21, 2020. This email is strictly for use to handle trade show prize claims. Any other customer service related issues must be sent to staff@comc.com.
Friday Box Break Results
Here are the results of from the Friday Box Break – Email winner@comc.com before 23:59:59 July 4th, 2020 to claim your prize if you didn’t acknowledge us at the booth after the break.
The Walter Payton autograph won by COMC user joshpackam. Congrats Josh!
MichaelTBond (Predators) – 2019-20 UD Update #516 Jarnkrok
cws_cards (Blues) – 2019-20 UD Update #527 Walman; 2019-20 SPA Spectrum FX #S-75 Kostin
Here are the results of from the Saturday Box Break – Email winner@comc.com before 23:59:59 July 4th, 2020 to claim your prize if you didn’t acknowledge us at the booth after the break.
The Bobby Orr we pulled, which was randomized to lucky COMC user smk12335!
tylerg215 (Hurricanes) – 2019-20 SPA Spectrum FX #S-31 Teravainen
mint39 (Golden Knights) – 2019-20 UD Update #507 Stephenson
Joshcockeram (Sharks) – 2019-20 UD Update #523 Blichfeld
dirtybird2 (Lightning) – 2019-20 SPA #105 Stamkos
UhtredtheViking (Penguins) – 2019-20 SPA #102 Crosby; 2019-20 UD Update #542 Crosby; 2019-20 UD Update #536 Letang
dble_g2k (Blue Jackets) – 2019-20 SPA Red #2 Bjorkstrand
No hits were awarded to the following – LeighT89 (Flyers); Camronn (Wild); Panterika (Flames); Costa1000 (Canadiens); Damfit (Canucks); Chrisrobertson99 (Rangers); gilly310 (Senators); RS2002 (Predators); ThirstyWombat (Blackhawks); Stevey (Stars); Hopeman0921 (Bruins); boris213z (Avalanche); SportsCardCollector (Coyotes); 2018Collects (Oilers); kokos1000 (Maple Leafs); benlottie (Panthers); vcarneiro (Blues); yideeman (Jets); Fletcher_hater (Red Wings)
Surprisingly, we pulled a 2017-18 SPA Great White North #GWN-BO Bobby Orr Certified Autograph Card out of the 2nd pack of the 2nd box. With no team logo, we randomized 4X in honour of Mr. Orr among all 31 participants. The lucky username was smk12335. Congratulations! We look forward to seeing you at the next show – either virtually or in-person.
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