buying cards from COMC

[jeremy]

i want to buy some cards but i dont have a very big order, was wondering if i could pay for them and not have them shipped until i have enough for a big shipment?

 

[cartersprings]

Yes. I think you just click 'Buy it now' & it'll be added to your account.

 

[WoundedDuck]

Once you've purhcased the cards, you can keep them in your account as long as you want until you're ready to have them shipped. I don't believe you're charged storage fees for the cards unless you put them up for sale. I recently went on a COMC spending spree myself, but I'll wait until I have a lot more before I have them shipped.

 

[tpeichel]

Once you've purhcased the cards, you can keep them in your account as long as you want until you're ready to have them shipped. I don't believe you're charged storage fees for the cards unless you put them up for sale. I recently went on a COMC spending spree myself, but I'll wait until I have a lot more before I have them shipped.

That is correct. You do not get charged while you hold your cards waiting to ship them.

 

[ASTROBURN]

That is correct. You do not get charged while you hold your cards waiting to ship them.

Oh this is good to know. I have stuff in my cart that I should confirm on so I dont lose them.

 

[Messier2]

Wait....so, after you buy, you pay via paypal..how can you prevent them from shipping? Don't they automatically ship after you pay?

 

[Fandruw25]

Wait....so, after you buy, you pay via paypal..how can you prevent them from shipping? Don't they automatically ship after you pay?

You have to put money into your account first. Then once you have store credit, purchase cards and they will appear in your dashboard. Mark them to ship and sent a shipment request when ready. If there is no money in your account, I'm pretty you will have to have them ship at that time.

 

[onionring9]

No, after you purchase the cards, they automatically hold them for you.

You have to perform a second step and request however many of them you want to be shipped to you, they aren't shipped automatically.

 

[Messier2]

Thanks for the info! I just bought 3 cards and paid...did nothing more than pay and they just confirmed them being sent?!

IDK, I must be missing a step here! Argh!

 

[tpeichel]

Thanks for the info! I just bought 3 cards and paid...did nothing more than pay and they just confirmed them being sent?!

IDK, I must be missing a step here! Argh!

I usually go to the Make Offer page and if I like the price I just put in the same price and it gets accepted automatically. At that point the card is mine and I can go to my Manage page and decide what to do with it.

 

[MacK]

Thanks for the info! I just bought 3 cards and paid...did nothing more than pay and they just confirmed them being sent?!

IDK, I must be missing a step here! Argh!

You're just buying them outright. Are you using an account?

 

[Messier2]

Thanks for the info! I just bought 3 cards and paid...did nothing more than pay and they just confirmed them being sent?!

IDK, I must be missing a step here! Argh!

You're just buying them outright. Are you using an account?

Yeah, I logged in and everything.

 

[MacK]

Thanks for the info! I just bought 3 cards and paid...did nothing more than pay and they just confirmed them being sent?!

IDK, I must be missing a step here! Argh!

You're just buying them outright. Are you using an account?

Yeah, I logged in and everything.

Hm, I don't know then. I've bought a ton of cards off there, and the only time it was shipped directly after purchase was when I didn't have an account signed in.

 

[alwayson22]

Somebody may have mentioned this earlier in the thread, but the only way to prevent automatic shipping is to purchase the cards with store credit. If you purchase with store credit, you have the option to hold the shipment. If you just purchase with PayPal (even if you are signed in to your account), the cards will be shipped automatically.

 

[jmagic87]

could you make an account put so much money in for store credit the buy cards from other uses just to sell them on your own ?(as in relist them on COMC)

 

[tpeichel]

could you make an account put so much money in for store credit the buy cards from other uses just to sell them on your own ?(as in relist them on COMC)

Once you buy a card you have the option to mark as:

1) For Sale
2) Ready to Ship
3) Not for sale

 

[TwinGnats]

I got a little tripped up with that at first but when you use store credit it puts it in your "shipments" but you have to confirm the shipment in order for it to send. The only possible thing I can think of is that you chose a shipping option which instructs them to ship it.