Badlands Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Curious if anyone has tried them and if so, what's your experience so far? I have to admit that the thought of no fees is quite enticing. They are a subscription based service. Ebay is killing me with fees! https://www.thecollectoralliance.com/welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmeta Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Thanks for the link. I have no idea how they are. Badlands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 After a little more research, I'm going for it! $9.99 subscription and no fees = no brainer. Granted they don't yet the audience but you gotta start somewhere, right? The worst that can happen? I'm out $30 or $40 if I sell nothing. Best case: I sell one high end book and save 10 times that amount on one sale. They have some YouTube videos too, kinda entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 https://youtu.be/Rw345oaH5f4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 The site looks legit, I'll have to poke around. Badlands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingbob Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) On 12/19/2022 at 5:11 PM, Badlands said: Curious if anyone has tried them and if so, what's your experience so far? I have to admit that the thought of no fees is quite enticing. They are a subscription based service. Ebay is killing me with fees! https://www.thecollectoralliance.com/welcome In a comic universe Far far away the collector's alliance was created to battle the Dark Empire of Auction Houses. Led by the Rebel force of collector's these brave soles fight back the buyer's and sellers premiums being unleashed against the collector's fee free universe. Edited December 20, 2022 by blazingbob Dr. Balls, lou_fine, bronze johnny and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 1:52 PM, blazingbob said: In a comic universe Far far away the collector's alliance was created to battle the Dark Empire of Auction Houses. Led by the Rebel force of collector's these brave soles fight back the buyer's and sellers premiums being unleashed against the collector's fee free universe. Thankfully, Obi Bob Kenobi is with the Rebel force. May the force be with you! Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I'm curious, what advantages does this offer over Instagram or selling on the Forums? I don't have Instagram personally, but I feel like there are better options without a subscription model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 8:28 AM, KCOComics said: I'm curious, what advantages does this offer over Instagram or selling on the Forums? I don't have Instagram personally, but I feel like there are better options without a subscription model. I hear you and agree partly. I also do not have IG so cannot speak to that. However, I'm thinking more long term maybe. IF it takes off (big "if") and a lot of folks hop in board, I think the audience might become large. Assuming that happens, then it would be a great alternative to ebay. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 6:28 AM, KCOComics said: I'm curious, what advantages does this offer over Instagram or selling on the Forums? I don't have Instagram personally, but I feel like there are better options without a subscription model. I wish there were some sort of rating/reputation system on IG. Buying/offering is this side of shady and unpredictable on IG. I've had lukewarm experiences on there. I have not been outright scammed, but I feel that there's not much in place to prevent it from happening. Granted, it happens plenty on Ebay, but there's protections there. IG has zero protection. KCOComics and Badlands 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
