A little O/T Ebay Seller "stasztk"

clayshooter22

OK, So I buy 5 raw cards from this seller. I'm hoping a few of them are mint for my Puckett registry and I'll submit on the next modern bulk...ya ya ya, I know; raw off ebay...but I have been finding a few so I've trying for a few more. The guy has almost 400 seller feedback, is a powerseller, and only one neg so I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing.

This guy sent all five cards, probably beautifully mint prior to shipping, loosely floating in a snap case inside of a bubble mailer!

When I receive the cards every corner of every card is destroyed. I email him about snap cases destroying corners which has happened here (all five cards have severe corner damage. I mean, the corners are so pushed in they are twice as thick as the rest of the cards!) and he gives me the standard...I've never had a problem in 20+ years of sending cards in the mail!

Anyway, I told this guy that I'd post here and he could read what people think about damage from snap cases from people who are experienced with determining raw condition. He has destroyed these cards and I am expecting a full refund. I've told him to expect that I will provide negative feedback if he does not refund because he damaged these cards by neglecting to pack them to insure "normal" shipping would not damage cards. Although, I did offer positive feedback if he fully refunds.

Please leave construcitve critisizm only about the merits of sending cards in snap cases through the mail. No need to flame the guy yet. I'm pretty sure he's going to work with me as his feedback seems to indicate.

Mike

ctsoxfan

I don't do it often, but I have sent small lots of cards in small snap cases with no problems. The one thing I always make sure to do is put a little styrofoam piece, or something like it, against the top card to keep the cards tight in the case so they don't move around at all within it. I sometimes sell lots of 20 or more modern refractors, and this is really the only cost-effective way to ship them.

But, if any card is worth more than a few bucks, it goes in a sleeve and top-loader.

halosfan

I despise those pastic boxes. Everytime I geto one in the mail at least 2 cards (if not all of them) are trashed by it.

onlyanumber

I never use the snaptite cases. If someone buys 20 cards off of me, they'll get 20 cards in penny sleeves and top loaders. I guess if you will ship with a snaptite case, follow what Jerry said--you have to put something in there to secure the cards. Building it inside of a brick of cardboard, bubble wrap and tape wouldn't hurt either.

bobsbbcards

I would never send anything in a snap-tite case. Even with styrofoam, there is still some shifting that goes on when the postal employees "handle" the package. Card savers for every card--always. Seller should send you a refund immediately.

MS70Dreams

I have received cards fine in snap cases and had card damaged in snap cases. The non-damaged cards were all in peeny sleeves inside the snap case. The ones with corner damage were the ones floating loose inside the snap case.

In my opinion the best way to send small amounts of raw cards (5-40) is in team bags sandwiched in between two pieces of cardboard slightly larger than the cards themselves. When mailed in a bubble mailer I have never had a problem. I would think it would probably be cheaper than using a snapcase as well.

Mike

CDsNuts

If cards are allowed to move within the snaptight box, corners will get damaged 100% of the time.

Lee

EagleEyeKid

I hate those snap cases as well. I still have some from the late 80s when buying bulk of a single player was common place. I have to admit that I have sent cards in the 10 -15 count snap cases; although if I do send 2 or 3 cards in them, I send them with penny sleeves and cut out a strip of bubble padding. Ideally, it's better to pack the amount of cards it was suppose to fit. I have shipped some sets in the 100 count cases (but used fillers to fill in the open gaps). Rubberbanded and/or taped the outside and cushioned it with packing peanuts in a box. I haven't had any problems, but I don't ship them in these cases anymore just from stories read.

metalmike

You need to realize not everyone buys into the MINT mentality but on the otherhand I agree it is dumb to ship cards in that way. Unless it is bulk lots I generally the use penny sleeve /toploader/ team bag method myself any dinged corners is upper decks fault. hee hee.