This is a great conversation, and a topic I've been thinking about lately.
My sense is, COMC is the "big dog" in this area, but it's not optimal for buyers (cost) or sellers (lack of control, costs).
And then you've got other players (Sportlots, Cardbarrel, BuySportsCards, of course ebay, etc), but with so many, you've lost efficiency/scale.
Is anyone familiar with BrickLink, the 3rd party LEGO marketplace? To me, that's exactly the model we need - centrally managed technology, master checklist/database, integrated wantlists, and importantly, individual storefronts (ie, inventory managed by sellers). If someone could replicate that, I think they'd have the vast majority of the market, and we'd all be better off.
Darren
Last edited by drg7949; 10-11-2022 at 07:56 AM.
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