Bomber-Bob Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I'm not going to settle for something that I don't really want just to use a coupon. E-Bay pricing is a joke. I've used a coupon for supplies but have yet to use it on a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said: I'm not going to settle for something that I don't really want just to use a coupon. E-Bay pricing is a joke. I've used a coupon for supplies but have yet to use it on a book. How so? There is a ton of over priced stuff but with some searches and best offers you really can't beat buying CGC keys for 5/10% under GPA. I guess you could do better in a ComicLink auction but even that is hit or miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKinTO Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 40 minutes ago, 1Cool said: This does bring up an interesting discussion. Why would a seller agree to GPA if they know a 15/20% coupon will come out in a couple months which will bring in the over GPA buyers. But at this point is GPA being pushed upward by the 15% coupons which gives us a upward cycle with everyone involved. I did a check at which CGC books sold yesterday and quite a few ASM 300s changed hands and most were over GPA so I'm wondering if the guy got his asking price. I agree it's an interesting discussion - with these coupons coming up more frequently, who is entitled to the "benefit" of the coupon? Should it sell for what it would have before the coupon (whether that's at GPA, a bit above GPA if it's a hot book, or a bit below GPA if it's cool) and thus buyer gets all the benefit of the coupon? As a buyer, I will aim for this (ie. with Best Offer prices, I'll put my offer around GPA, knowing I'll get 10-15% off GPA with the coupon), but depending on how hot the book is, I'm ok with giving some of the "coupon value" to the seller. Agree with your point also that with more of these coupons coming out more frequently, there are some higher-than-GPA prices being reported because of that, which does skew the pricing higher than what it otherwise would be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 most of what I added were supplies. I added a case of 2000 life x tenders plus and a case of 1000 resealable bags and boards. filled out the order with a graded first series four color from A-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldCap Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I'm watching some books in the coming auctions from other places so I didn't buy any comics but I did save a decent amount on some cosplay items. Plus I had $102 eBay bucks to use as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksdropdirtysrh Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Bought Absolute Sandman 5 for $24. Just need Death and Overture and I’ll be complete...love these Absolute formats...these and Preacher are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozmo-One Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Picked up this guy and a couple of X-23 books yesterday...wasn't planning on spending money on ebay this week, so I guess their coupon works on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I made best offers on two CGC Charlton Peacemakers, and both were accepted. After applying the coupon, got a number 3 ow/w 9.2 for a net $42, and a number 4 white 9.4 for $73. If I weren't stuck on an IPad, I'd post some scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Uncanny 104, 9.6 w/p from MCS. $240ish after discount BAT MAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bounty_coder Posted July 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2018 Went "big" and snagged this purty purty thang... 1Cool, BAT MAN, lizards2 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall-Crawler Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 10:18 AM, 1Cool said: This does bring up an interesting discussion. Why would a seller agree to GPA if they know a 15/20% coupon will come out in a couple months which will bring in the over GPA buyers. But at this point is GPA being pushed upward by the 15% coupons which gives us a upward cycle with everyone involved. I did a check at which CGC books sold yesterday and quite a few ASM 300s changed hands and most were over GPA so I'm wondering if the guy got his asking price. No idea but now states listing was ended by the seller as no longer available. Regardless, I didn't need the book so no great loss but I did pick up something else below GPA so it all worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) On 7/12/2018 at 2:01 PM, lizards2 said: I made best offers on two CGC Charlton Peacemakers, and both were accepted. After applying the coupon, got a number 3 ow/w 9.2 for a net $42, and a number 4 white 9.4 for $73. If I weren't stuck on an IPad, I'd post some scans. Will go well with my previous Peacemaker 2 purchase..., Edited July 15, 2018 by lizards2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Thomas Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I learned about this sale from another site and used it to buy several books I needed. It's the first time I've used a discount code, because I always figured it was for specific vendors, and would never apply to back issue comics. But since it did, in fact, deduct 15% from my total, I'm wondering how often does ebay do site-wide sales like this? I was surprised and really thrilled that it worked. I'm ready to shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Pat Thomas said: I learned about this sale from another site and used it to buy several books I needed. It's the first time I've used a discount code, because I always figured it was for specific vendors, and would never apply to back issue comics. But since it did, in fact, deduct 15% from my total, I'm wondering how often does ebay do site-wide sales like this? I was surprised and really thrilled that it worked. I'm ready to shop! It's been happening at least once a month since January... unpredictable exactly when during a month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
