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| Wanted to see what you guys thought of these two sites. I'm considering some bids on both but wanted to see if one was more of a hassle than the other. I've heard comic connect doesn't have buyers premiums. Does comic link have a lot of post-sale fees? Thanks in advance. | ||
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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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| Comic Link the buyer pays the CC fees. Comic Connect the seller pays the CC fees. Comic Link tends to have many more books in its auctions each month. Due to their locations (NYC and Maine / NJ) there is a difference in which buyers are charged sales tax. I have had great customer service from Comic Conncect. My friend who used to work at Comic Link and swears by them tells me that every time he gave books to Comic Connect, they screwed up each time. From my perspective these are the best two companies to consign with and are also good to buy from. Between their location and my history with them I prefer Comic Connect. While I see myself buying books from Comic Link in the future it seems I am moving away from consignments as my Ebay store continues to grow. |
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| I like them both and I am actually winning auctions from both this week. I just checked out with C-link , Comic connect still has a couple more days to finish up on theirs. | ||
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| For whatever reason haven't tried comiclink yet - only comic connect - got what I bid on and well packed - only thing is - that you have to wait for a while before you get your books - but for the right book/price I am ok with that. | ||
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| If bids are placed within the last few minutes on ComicConnect, the bidding is extended another 2 minutes. This is very similar to what Heritage does and more like a real live auction where everyone gets a chance to bid up.... Going once, going twice, sold. ComicLink is like eBay, the bidding ends at a defined time and that's it. |
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| I've had good experience using comiclink. Your bid price is what you pay, plus shipping. I still don't understand the reason for the whole "who pays the fees" argument, it all comes off the end bid price so it doesn't really matter to the buyer |
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Foghorn_Sam They actually add three minutes at Comic Connect. I have come to like this practice. I really hate it when I get sniped on Ebay. |
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by JWKyle You should post your winnings here. I was posting mine last night in the auction thread someone else set up. |
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| So for Comic Link, if I win an auction say for $47 that doesn't include shipping and a buyer fee is added to the price too? Looks like the fee is 10%? | ||
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| @moodswing I could be wrong but my understanding was that the buyer only pays 3% if they use their credit card for Comic Link. Comic Connect has no buyer fee as the seller eats the credit card fees. Heritage has a hefty buyer fee. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by moodswing No. They really should be more clear though on their site. When I have bought items on Comiclink, I pay my bid price plus shipping, that's it. this is what I did find from them "Company B (ComicLink) charges a 10% seller commission for qualifying collections and individual items, and a 0% buyer commission. This results in the seller realizing 90% of the value of his item! Even if Company B charges a 25% seller commission for lesser material and a 0% buyer commission, the seller realizes 75% of the value of his items -- still more than if he sold with the company charging a 20% buyer commission and a 10% seller commission." |
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Quote:Originally Posted by drchaos You aren't. I have used Comic Link for years and have had wonderful experiences with my purchases. During almost every auction I bid and purchase items for my collection. I have found that it is better to max out (increments of 5 books) to offset the cost of shipping them $ 20.00. That way I'm paying $4.00 per book to have them shipped to me. They have a 3% credit card charge when using one to pay for your items. Sue in billing is a wonderful lady to chat with when she isn't too busy. If your purchase is sizable they will set up payments with you (see them for details on that). |
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| both are good, buy with confidence | ||
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| Thanks for all the feedback. Just curious, do the sellers list the grade like eBay, or do these companies make a determination in some way? I am looking at one that is listed raw 7.5. I wouldn't put it above a 6.5, but I admit my grading skills are not great in the range of 5.0 - 7.5. I just don't want to make an insulting offer to the seller. Thanks |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Themaxx35 On Comic Connect grades are usually given by the seller. I know from submitting my books there is a vetting process. They won't take grades from just anyone. |
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| I agree with the other forum members here and have purchased from both with great results. Like Towmater I also buy a certain amount of books to make shipping costs worth while. For me in Canada ComicLink has a certain minimum shipping fee that pertains from 1-3 books. So I always buy 3 books at a time cuz I get charged the same whether I get one book or three. FYI I just picked up the following books from them a couple days ago : Special Marvel Edition 15 CGC 9.2, New Mutants 26 CGC 9.6, and New Mutants Annual 2 CBCS 9.6.I was very happy with the prices and I will post pics when they arrive. | ||
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| @drchaos On Comic Connect grades are usually given by the seller. I know from submitting my books there is a vetting process. They won't take grades from just anyone. This is true. As a seller, you can put up your own image or images and create your own listing on ComicConnect. They do screen your listing before putting it up live on the site. You can also send your raw books to them and for a fee they will grade them and create the listings for you. |
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| My two cents. I have purchased books that I have won at auctions on ComicLink. As stated, there is a $20 shipping fee that applies if you win one book or ten. So if you win one auction, it's incentive to win a few more to spread out that shipping cost. They also charge an additional 3% for Visa payments (you could pay by check and not get the surcharge). As far as I can tell, they do not accept PayPal. My books were packed well and arrived quicker than I expected. They do put a "ComicLink" sticker on the slabs that I could do without. I have also won comics on auctions held by MyComicShop. They have extremely reasonable shipping, have very accurate grading for unslabbed comics, and accept PayPal. Although I have bid on several comics in auctions at Comic Connect, so far I have not won any yet. I am not sure of their shipping costs or if they accept PayPal. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by esaravo Thanks |
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Quote:Originally Posted by drchaos The fees charged by CC and CL are virtually equal. That said, CL and CC both have a distinct advantage over the other. CD employs a 5 minute (or thereabouts, cant remember the exact time extension)in their auctions, if a bid is placed in the last 10 minutes ir so, of an auction. This helps decrease the efficacy of bid sniping, which is a big plus for sellers. That is a very solid advantage, for sellers. OTOH, the advantage of CL is that CL will cover the upfront costs of CBCS and CGC grading fees, as well as the upfront costs of CBCS and CCS pressing fees(if I'm not mistaken).You also get their dealer discount on those fees. This applies to books that are to be listed in no reserve CL auctions, not CL online consignment listings. The fees are taken out by CL, when the books are sold. So, if you are looking at a big initial investment in pressing/slabbing fees , this is huge. Heritage IMO pretty much blows, for sellers. They charge a 30% buyers premium, , which the nuyer pays for, plus a standard 10% consignment fee and CC fees.Basically , you are paying 45% of the hammer price when selling via Heritage, with no upside....versus roughly the total of 15% fee that CC and CL charge, with the unique benefits that CC and CL offers. To reintegrate, Heritage sucks a bag of dicks. If CC or CL adopted the other's benefit explained above, they would get a larger share of the consignment market and I would give them all of the raw books that I have ear marked for slabbing, rather than selling them after I press them and have them graded, myself. |
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| For comic connect, how do the auctions work with best offers? I see you can make an offer for the comic and the highest offer is shown. I don't see anything that indicates when the auction ends. | ||
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| The customer service at ComicLink is second to none. I received a book from them that had a cracked CGC case. I contacted them, and they paid for return shipping and the re-holder fee. Awesome. Comic Connect states that if a case is damaged in shipping to you then they are not responsible. Just something to keep in mind. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by moodswing Apples and oranges. You can make offers on their fixed price listings but auctions only allow you to increase the bid. If another buyer / bidder else has already bid $100 there is no reason for the seller to accept your $90 best offer. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by drchaos So the seller can just decide when to close the auction? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by esaravo Comic Link takes checks and money orders too. They have to clear before you package ships though. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by moodswing No, the seller is committed to sell the book at the fixed time and date when the auction ends to sell it to the highest bidder. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Despain Hold the phone, brotha. You have misinterpreted whatever you read on CC's site. CC's shipping insurance covers cracked holders, lost/stolen shipments and the like. There is no way that CC would leave anyone holding the bag like that, as you alluded to. ComicConnect is owned by Vincent Zurzolo. Zurzolo also owns Metropolis Comics. He is the cat who paid a record high price for a CGC'd 9.2 white pages copy of Action #1 a couple years back, to give you an idea of Zurzolo's standing in this business. Zurzolo is one of the biggest and most reputable dealers out there. I don't know Zurzolo all that well on a personal level, but I have talked to him with him at various cons, briefly I am a very good judge of character, but Zurzolo's reputation speaks for itself. Zurzolo is as stand up as they come, without any question whatsoever. To suggest otherwise shows either malicious intent or a simple misunderstanding of the facts. Zurzolo is also an old friend of Mike Carbanaro. Like Vincent, Mike is also one of the most well known, reputable dealers/convention promoters out there. He has partnered up with Zurzolo in the past, on finding and buying silver and gold comic collections which achieved pedigree status. I have known Mike , from setting up at his cons, for the better part of 20 years. Carbonaro literally gave me the jacket of off his back, when I lost my car keys at his last Winter Con, and I had to wait hours sitting in my car for replacement keys after Wintercon ended on Sunday night.Mike even offered to give me a ride home. Mike goes out of his way to take care of dealers who set up at his show, in every conceivable way. He is very likely, the best promoter out there. Of you don't make out very well at a Carbo show, you have your head in the sand. I have never walked away from a con put on by Carbo , or from selling or buying books from Mike, without being treated very fairly.To say the least. Carbo is beyond reproach, period. Mike bought a book from me at the Garden State Comic fest last month, he gave me a more than fair price.Looked me in the eye and shook my hand afterwards, like a man. Maybe 17 or 18 years ago I bought a copy of Hulk 181 for about $200 from Carbo at a con in the NY area, can't remember what con it was but I remember he had several copies and he was selling them at flippable prices.I remember him telling me the price and his grade, and that if I couldn't make a decent buck at his price, I shouldn't be selling comics.You have to respect a straight shooter. FRY, this was before CGC came around and a VF copy of Hulk 181 was worth slightly under $400. $360 is the figure that sticks out in my memory. I listed that book on eBay via no reserve auction with the starting bid at cover price, and it sold for $375 or so, which was Overstreet value back than. Bob Storms of High Grade Comics was the winning bidder. Bob picked up the book in person at my table at a show in center city Philly. I remember him saying that my grading was solid, or something to that effect. Long winded digression aside, Bob Storms is one of the national, reputable dealers who would also echo my statements about Zurzolo, in thos thread, if you asked him. That said, before you disparage someone's business and thus, their character.... PLEASE make sure that you have your facts straight. I guarantee that you are wholly mistaken. If you want Zurzolo to address your statement in this thread, I can drop him a line for you and I am sure that he will address your concerns here. It is no problem, at all.  |
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| No, you hold the phone, FELLA. I wasn't posting an uninformed opinion about Comic Connect, nor was I making a malicious claim against them. I took the information directly from their site: However, as cracking and chipping on CGC holders is quite common, ComicConnect cannot guarantee the condition of the CGC holder. ComicConnect cannot accept returns on CGC books due to holder damage that does not affect the grade, value or condition of the comic itself. There it is from their site in bold text. It's extremely clear that Comic Connect WILL NOT accept returns due to holder damage. ComicLink, on the other hand, will. Fella. [bold textquote=CopperAgeKids]Quote: Originally Posted by Despain Hold the phone, brotha. You have misinterpreted whatever you read on CC's site. CC's shipping insurance covers cracked holders, lost/stolen shipments and the like. There is no way that CC would leave anyone holding the bag like that, as you alluded to. ComicConnect is owned by Vincent Zurzolo. Zurzolo also owns Metropolis Comics. He is the cat who paid a record high price for a CGC'd 9.2 white pages copy of Action #1 a couple years back, to give you an idea of Zurzolo's standing in this business. Zurzolo is one of the biggest and most reputable dealers out there. I don't know Zurzolo all that well on a personal level, but I have talked to him with him at various cons, briefly I am a very good judge of character, but Zurzolo's reputation speaks for itself. Zurzolo is as stand up as they come, without any question whatsoever. To suggest otherwise shows either malicious intent or a simple misunderstanding of the facts. Zurzolo is also an old friend of Mike Carbanaro. Like Vincent, Mike is also one of the most well known, reputable dealers/convention promoters out there. He has partnered up with Zurzolo in the past, on finding and buying silver and gold comic collections which achieved pedigree status. I have known Mike , from setting up at his cons, for the better part of 20 years. Carbonaro literally gave me the jacket of off his back, when I lost my car keys at his last Winter Con, and I had to wait hours sitting in my car for replacement keys after Wintercon ended on Sunday night.Mike even offered to give me a ride home. Mike goes out of his way to take care of dealers who set up at his show, in every conceivable way. He is very likely, the best promoter out there. Of you don't make out very well at a Carbo show, you have your head in the sand. I have never walked away from a con put on by Carbo , or from selling or buying books from Mike, without being treated very fairly.To say the least. Carbo is beyond reproach, period. Mike bought a book from me at the Garden State Comic fest last month, he gave me a more than fair price.Looked me in the eye and shook my hand afterwards, like a man. Maybe 17 or 18 years ago I bought a copy of Hulk 181 for about $200 from Carbo at a con in the NY area, can't remember what con it was but I remember he had several copies and he was selling them at flippable prices.I remember him telling me the price and his grade, and that if I couldn't make a decent buck at his price, I shouldn't be selling comics.You have to respect a straight shooter. FRY, this was before CGC came around and a VF copy of Hulk 181 was worth slightly under $400. $360 is the figure that sticks out in my memory. I listed that book on eBay via no reserve auction with the starting bid at cover price, and it sold for $375 or so, which was Overstreet value back than. Bob Storms of High Grade Comics was the winning bidder. Bob picked up the book in person at my table at a show in center city Philly. I remember him saying that my grading was solid, or something to that effect. Long winded digression aside, Bob Storms is one of the national, reputable dealers who would also echo my statements about Zurzolo, in thos thread, if you asked him. That said, before you disparage someone's business and thus, their character.... PLEASE make sure that you have your facts straight. I guarantee that you are wholly mistaken. If you want Zurzolo to address your statement in this thread, I can drop him a line for you and I am sure that he will address your concerns here. It is no problem, at all. |
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| C'mon folks, let's face it. If you have a legitimate concern and engage either company to help you out, they will work with you one on one to try to straighten things out. Legally, they put all these checks and balances there to help keep everyone honest and to protect themselves from scammers, cheaters, crooks and other fraudulent activity. If they didn't, they would soon be out of business. So splitting hairs over this or that is a waste of time and worry. | ||
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