How much longer before we get real COMICS categories?

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[gazza]

Hi,
Thank you for asking. I will give my opinion on how to integrate the existing categories. With the least disruption.

Here are your current comics categories:
Artwork
CGC
DC
Dark Horse
Graphic Novel
Image
Manga
Marvel
Other
Signed
UK

Comics in these five are all thoroughly Modern, so they could become subcategories of Modern without argument:
Dark Horse
Graphic Novel
Image
Manga
WWE Wrestling

These rest could probably remain as their own categories with no harm:
Artwork
CGC
DC
Marvel
Other
Signed
UK

This isn't ideal. There are signed books, UKs, CGCs, DCs, and Marvels from all comic ages. So listers would have to decide whether to use these legacy categories. You can get lots opinions on this. (And probably will.) But the cleanest and quickest solution is probably to just leave them as their own categories. At least it would get the comics migration to eBid going.

I also suggest it would be good to attach the years to the names of the ages, to prevent misunderstandings. The year ranges are not too controversial. i.e.

Platinum Age (Before 1938)
Golden Age (1938-1955)
Silver Age (1956-1969)
Bronze Age (1970-1983)
Copper Age (1984-1991)
Modern Age (After 1991)

All that said, the best and boldest business idea would be to simply add most of eBay's high level comics categories and then give yourselves big high fives! To wit:

International Editions
Platinum Age (1897-1937)
Golden Age (1938-55)
Silver Age (1956-69)
Bronze Age (1970-83)
Copper Age (1984-1991)
Modern Age (1992-Now)
Apparel & Accessories
Collections
Figurines
Full Runs
Full Sets
Graphic Novels, TPBs
Magazines
Manga
Newspaper Comics
Original Comic Art
Posters
Supplies
Other

We've added the top level categories and rehoused the "Modern" but we still have our orignal top level categories, can these be housed within any of the new top levels?

Artwork
CGC
DC
Marvel
Other
Signed
UK

[kazatgvtcdotcom]

To eBid: Thank you very much for adding the new categories depicting the ages of comics, and all the other specialty comics categories too ! You have done well ! I noticed your comics listings have jumped 50% already!

I will begin listing here, and I will attempt to direct as many of my regular old auction customers here as possible.

About those remaining top level legacy categories, I really don't know what to advise. I guess I would recommend just leaving them. They won't hurt. I assume it would be a pain to try and eliminate them,as they have current listings...

Declare a victory!

Thanks again,from all of us comic collectors!
Joe Kaz