mmiller11490

eBay is screwing the pooch with the recent changes in categories which more resemble ebid.net. But ebid.net also retained the finer granularity in categories which, it appears, eBay has removed. Now, eBay is just a hodgepodge of random categories. The previous search terms like era of comic, CGC or not, grade levels, publisher, genre are ALL gone. So, I'm guessing eBay doesn't want to be the comic book sales site anymore or they are just forcing people to put the specifics in their limited title line and then make sellers buy the second line to add the granularity themselves. We actually need a dedicated comic book sales engine that doesn't charge an arm and a leg to sell our comics and is easy for buyers and sellers to use. The previous eBay model would be a great start. Of course, there also needs to be the feedback characteristic so that everyone knows whom they are dealing with from previous buyer/seller experiences. Super-rich collectors could create such a site (Nicholas Cage, are you reading?). Maybe CGC could even do it themselves. While I'm ranting about eBay, has anyone else noticed that they are now dumping the relisting feature and making the buyer relist at the end of each listing period? What a supreme hassle. I guess that is to wipe out the "free" 200 listings per month that they used to supply. ebid.net is looking better and better and with lower fees. I have not tried it, yet, and it appears it only has a limited number of listings in the comic book category. Heritage auctions also lists comics (among everything else) for sale on its site (ha.com). They recently started an area which is similar to eBay where sellers can post their comics for sale and buyers can search for them. When a sale is made, the seller sends the comic to Heritage, whom, I guess, reviews the book and makes sure it is what was advertised, then sends it on to the buyer. That way Heritage is covering its butt to prevent fraudulent transactions on its site. I have not tried this,either, yet, but it is another assured way of selling. Heritage collects 10% (same as eBay) on the sale. At any rate, it looks like it is time to find alternatives to eBay which continues to spiral down the drain and force sellers to waste time and money trying to get a sale.