question for those of you that sell on ebay.....

goose3

just curious if all of you get similar annoying notes with paypal payments or emails.....such as....



<< <i>Please pack with lots of bubble wrap. I have had lots of smashed plastic holders sent to me >>



so far just that one this week....there will be others.....

last week someone told me to use a box and lots of bubble wrap along with the other 2 that tried to tell me how to ship some cheap cards.

don't people read? In my listings I state that I use cardboard and a bubble mailer.


You don't know how bad I'd love to affix postage and an address sticker directly to this guy's PSA holder and mail it. (I once heard tales of someone doing such a thing)

ldferg

goose,
i do not list my shipping/packing methods in the auction but i do receive the same types of emails. it does get annoying.

frankhardy

I get more annoyed at people begging for feedback IMMEDIATELY.

lostdart58

I have never had any note from a buyer.........

bishop

Maybe you are getting those notes because those buyers have had bad experiences with other sellers who packaged their items poorly. Buyers and sellers could all give each other the benefit of the doubt on first transaction, but experiences on e bay may cause you to be wary until you have a track record with the other party. In my experience, I don't think sellers are any different from buyers in that respect.

fiveniner

I always use bubble wrap envelopes and either 2 pieces of cardboard or two top loaders for extra protection for the card then put tape around it.Never had a complaint except from 1 buyer who said I should use better tape,go figure.Many times when I buy a card I am lucky to get anything but a card and a top loader with a regular envelope.

spacktrack

I used bubble mailers and cardboard until I received a bubble mailer that had been sliced with an exacto knife and had the contents removed. Now I typically ship in boxes only, padded sufficiently, that I buy wholesale on eBay for $0.27 delivered.

onlyanumber

It's always a cardboard coffin inside a bubble mailer whenever I ship. I've never gotten a note from a buyer about preference in packaging. I too though, typically receive my cards in regular envelopes or bubble mailers with no protection.

On a side note, if it is a seller that I have a feeling may not comprehend that cards get bent/dinged etc in shipping with no protection, and I'm mailing payment, I'll send along a penny sleeve/top loader/team bag in the hopes my card will come back with half a shot at surviving it's mail trek.

wick70

Never had a complaint using my method. Penny saver w/ Card Saver 1 sandwiched in between pieces of cardboard. The cardboard is then wrapped with small bubble wrap and then put into a bubble mailer. The added bubble wrap not only ensures protection but ensures that I am able to use delivery confirmation for the mailer.
Bubble mailer (6x9) $.20
Bubble wrap per linear ft $.06
Penny saver and card savers are generally free (laying around the house for years)
Postage for 3 oz.'s w/ del conf $1.01
Total is $1.27 and I charge $1.95 for two cards

Cheers! Wick

zef204

<< <i>You don't know how bad I'd love to affix postage and an address sticker directly to this guy's PSA holder and mail it. (I once heard tales of someone doing such a thing) >>


Stone193 did that as an expirament and it actually made it to its destination. I found that thread but the pictures are down.

Ship how you have been.


frankhardy, I agree with you on the feedback. I had some a-hole e-mail me the other day asking for feedback. I responded to that numbnuts and told him I left it the day he paid.

jmbkb4

<< <i>I used bubble mailers and cardboard until I received a bubble mailer that had been sliced with an exacto knife and had the contents removed. Now I typically ship in boxes only, padded sufficiently, that I buy wholesale on eBay for $0.27 delivered. >>


would you give me a link to an auction that you got the boxes so cheap? I'd like go get some!

thanks

Dand52261

Always use priority to ship $4.05 . Boxes are free, packaging is very easy to do. Charge that exact rate to the buyers. Never had a problem. Knock on wood. Obviously it is a little more expensive but peace of mind is priceless.

originalisbest

I dunno goose, your description and the fact that I knew your rep to be solid made me not have to bother asking for "good packing, please" when I bought a card off you recently - but when dealing with people I haven't dealt with before on eBay, I ask almost as a reflex. Even then, I have gotten clunkers in the mail. I explain very politely that my P.O. tends to treat things roughly, and that I really appreciate their taking the time to ensure the item gets to me in the same nice condition it is as they send it...

I have received recently: a nice mint-in-box, cherry condition shrinkwrapped early '70's model, now complete with a crushed-in end, thanks to a flimsy box surrounding the model with NO padding inside - not even so much as crumpled newspaper ('cause you just know crumpled newspaper is SO expensive.) Cost to ship to me, in this oh-so-carefully packaged way? Ten bucks. Yeah - thanks a BUNCH.

Have received once: a fairly decent comic, in a bag - with no backing board - rattling around, again secured to NOTHING, in an oversized potato chip box. Amazingly, it survived with only a few dents and bends that it otherwise would not have picked up.

The one time when I bought a comic and it really paid off that I asked them to ship carefully was when the guy showed his "out of the closet" collection of '50's items. I went so far as to send him a mylar, backing board and cardboard to surround it with - he was happy enough to do as I requested and sent it back to me in those materials, it arrived fine, and was a really nice book. He mentioned to me that he was glad I mentioned it, as he had just been placing the comics in priority envelopes and sending them out.

Moral of the story, he had a different, pretty nice book that sold for more than $100 - must've been one of those he sent out in just a priority envelope - I saw it later in his listings sell for $5, after it had been returned to him, when the cover became detatched.

There's a reason why, if I don't know someone, I'm going to ask about shipping methods. If you are a solid shipper - as I know you are goose - I'd go beyond just saying "will ship in cardboard etc." in your listings - just add into your boilerplate copy something like "I understand that the condition of your item is very important, as it is to me - it does me no good to send you something only to have it damaged in shipping and have to make good etc. Please rest assured I will package your item just as I'd like it to be sent to me. Etc."

packCollector

I almost always say " please pack between cardboard in a bubble mailer or ship boxed" in my paypal payments. This is from receiving numerous cards , many from national dealers , sent loosly in a bubble mailer with no other protection.

goose3

Don't get me wrong....I can certainly understand why someone would add such a note.

While I don't buy any cards (even though those 1933 Goudeys are tempting), I imagine that many sellers are just like the coin dirtbags that scrimp on shipping methods.


Just got a payment from a guy for 20.00 and he adds....."Please ship ASAP!"

LOL