JazzMan Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Has anyone put together a chart comparing the seller and buyers fees for the various auction houses: Comiclink, ComicConnect, Pedigree, Heritage, eBay, etc? Edited October 11, 2016 by JazzMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelangelo Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 not that I've ever seen. but would be handy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Let's build it Heritage Buyer Premium: 19% Seller Premium: 10% (Negotiable down to 7.5%) ComicLink Buyer Premium: 3% Seller Premium: 10% Comic Connect Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: eBay Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: Pedigree Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: RLR001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Let's build it Heritage Buyer Premium: 19% Seller Premium: 10% (Negotiable down to 7.5%) ComicLink Buyer Premium: 3% Seller Premium: 10% Comic Connect Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: eBay Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: Pedigree Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: ...pretty sure Clink only charges 3% on Credit Card or Paypal.... so listing it as a buyer's premium is misleading. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) RLR001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 eBay is different depending if you pay to have a store or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Let's build it Heritage Buyer Premium: 19% Seller Premium: 10% (Negotiable down to 7.5%) ComicLink Buyer Premium: 3% Seller Premium: 10% Comic Connect Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: eBay Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: Pedigree Buyer Premium: Seller Premium: ...pretty sure Clink only charges 3% on Credit Card or Paypal.... so listing it as a buyer's premium is misleading. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) You might be right - from their Ts & Cs page: All transactions are subject to a three percent (3%) Buyer’s Premium which is in addition to the purchase price, which premium may be rebated if the purchase price is paid on time and under certain payment terms, such as check, money order, or bank wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 ComicConnect I think is Seller: 10% Buyer: 0% Also, don't forget MyComicShop has auctions too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycomicshop Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong on any of the following, some of this info may have changed since I last reviewed: Heritage Buyer Premium: 19.5%, minimum of $14.00 per item Seller Premium: 15% ComicLink Buyer Premium: 3%, waived if not paying by credit card, incentive to the buyer to save himself money Seller Premium: 10% Comic Connect Buyer Premium: 0% Seller Premium: 13%, or 10% if the buyer chooses not to pay by credit card, no incentive to the buyer to save the seller money eBay Buyer Premium: none Seller Premium: varies. 10% base final value fee for standard accounts. 9% for store accounts (requires at least $25/month fee for basic store account). The final value fee is charged not just on the item price but on whatever you charge for shipping. Additional 3% PayPal payment processing fee. Additional listing fees may apply (depends on listing details, many free listings available, etc). Top rated seller accounts get a 20% discount on their eBay invoice, so 20% off the 9% FVF for store accounts is 7.2%, plus the 3% for Paypal comes to about 10.2%. When you factor in that the FVF applies to your shipping cost, plus listing fees, store fees, or if you don't get the 20% top rated discount, actual total fees are often closer to 13-15%. Pedigree Buyer Premium: 3%, waived if not paying by credit card, incentive to the buyer to save himself money Seller Premium: 10% up to $10K, 9% up to $25K, 8% up to $50K, 6% up to $100K, 5% over $100K MyComicShop Buyer Premium: 3%, waived if not paying by credit card, incentive to the buyer to save himself money Seller Premium: 10% up to $300, 8% up to $3000, 6% over $3000. Minimum of $5 per item. Same fees apply whether you're selling via auction or fixed price. Edited October 11, 2016 by mycomicshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Does Comiclink take Paypal? I never see the option when I check out. I always have to use my credit card. If they do have it do you have to make a request for an invoice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Does Comiclink take Paypal? I never see the option when I check out. I always have to use my credit card. If they do have it do you have to make a request for an invoice? No... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 My chart - which was a pain to compile (where were you six months ago, MCS?!) - had a few asterisks. * Sales tax collected by auctionhouse - Heritage * anti-snipe rule postpones auction END until 3 min. after last bid - comic connect (might help sellers get higher hammer price) * some fees may require or prefer CGC books over raw (as seller looking to sub-contract the selling efforts, it might make a diff.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grebal Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 ^ the sales tax thing at Heritage is by state, fyi, so might not apply to you. (Plus it doesn't even matter since, as we know, all Americans voluntarily pay the sales tax owed even if the auctionhouse doesn't collect at point-of-sale.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 My chart - which was a pain to compile (where were you six months ago, MCS?!) - had a few asterisks. * Sales tax collected by auctionhouse - Heritage * anti-snipe rule postpones auction END until 3 min. after last bid - comic connect (might help sellers get higher hammer price) * some fees may require or prefer CGC books over raw (as seller looking to sub-contract the selling efforts, it might make a diff.) Trying to figure out what the last bullet point means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 My chart - which was a pain to compile (where were you six months ago, MCS?!) - had a few asterisks. * Sales tax collected by auctionhouse - Heritage * anti-snipe rule postpones auction END until 3 min. after last bid - comic connect (might help sellers get higher hammer price) * some fees may require or prefer CGC books over raw (as seller looking to sub-contract the selling efforts, it might make a diff.) Trying to figure out what the last bullet point means. My handwritten notes are ambiguous. As I recall one of the auction-sellers (not MCS) has a different fee structure if books are raw comics (not CGC etc.). If a person has a box of raw books (or maybe it was non-key raw books) and instead of ebay use someone else to list on their behalf for a commission, then different fees than those posted might apply in contrast to a collection comprised of solely CGC/CBCS books. [Edited because I hate spreading vague or misleading info.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycomicshop Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Not us. Fees are the same from raw or slabbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I was told, by an employee, that Comic Connect charges 25% sellers premiums on raw books, but it can be reduced. That was several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Comic Connect also limits credit cards to $2500 per invoice and won't split auctions into multiple invoices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 * some fees may require or prefer CGC books over raw (as seller looking to sub-contract the selling efforts, it might make a diff.) Trying to figure out what the last bullet point means. An auction house would always prefer the consignor to send them books that have already been graded because it saves them both a lot of work and a lot of ancillary costs. If the books are already graded from the consignor, then the auction house simply has to list them and do a write-up. If the books from the consignor are raw and still need to be graded, then the auction house would normally also have to review the book on behalf of the consignor, ship them to the grading company and then wait to get them back from the grading company before they can even be listed. Virtually all of the sales related and grading submission work would now have to be done by the auction house, along with absorbing the additional shipping charges. Bottom line: Graded books always preferred over raw books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Is there a newer version of this very useful topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
