COMC - Shipping by....Snail.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by commishbob

This is what I don't understand...and someone can educate me if I'm missing something obvious.

If I buy a card from them via their site...my delivery time is months down the line. In the case with my latest order, three and a half months.

But if I buy a card from them on eBay the estimated arrival date is August 24, approximately one week.

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They have to abide by Ebays rules. Plus, they don't have to worry about negative feedback on their site.

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Jim65

They have to abide by Ebays rules. Plus, they don't have to worry about negative feedback on their site.

eBay has rules?



No, that makes sense. Doesn't make me any happier but it makes sense. I guess it comes down to wanting your cards fast and paying the upcharge they build into their eBay prices plus postage on every card or getting them all at once, cheaper, but waiting until the next total eclipse to receive them.

edit: I went back and looked, they do combine shipping on eBay on multiples bought together.

[swarmee]

The other reason it makes sense is that eBay buyers are actually being charged expedited shipping costs for their entire purchase, it's just embedded in the card price instead of being labeled as a shipping price. COMC inflates the price of ebay BINs by 15-20% per card to cover their additional shipping and handling fees, ebay/paypal fees, etc.
So you could get the same fast shipping on COMC's site by selecting the highest priced shipping option and paying the upgrade. That's essentially what the eBay buyers are doing without knowing it.