Great way to ship a $650 card!
I bought a raw Peyton Manning SP Aurhtentic rc for $650 and the sheller sent it in a toploader with no tape in the end and loose in a large padded envelope (6x9?). I was absolutely stunned that this person would ship an expensive card in a top loader floating around a huge envelope. He did insure it, but I would have expected a small box. What I was most upset about is that he didn't tape the end of the top loader or put in a team bag. It could have easily slipped out and the insurance would most likely not be honored (due to poor shipping).
Regards,
Greg M.
Regards,
Greg M.
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When I occasionally sell a card, exspecialy if its an expensive card, I always ship it USPS Priority mail, with Signature Confirmation, and always ship it, in one of those small priotiy boxes, and on top of that, the card is inside, in a small bubble mailler, that fits the card, instead of those huge ones.
Lets just keep praying for the cards to come to us safely
Giovanni
<< <i>What I was post upset about is that he didn't tape the end of the top loader. It could have easily slipped out and the insurance would most likely not be honored (due to poor shipping). >>
Greg,
You have to understand that there are many buyers who do not want tape on the top of the top loader. There have been MANY threads about this from buyers because the card could (but didn't) stick to the tape.
What is a seller to do? People b*tch because a seller did use tape and people b*tch because a seller didn't use tape!
The best method to ship a card is "whatever gets it there undamaged." PERIOD! I don't care if I get a card in a brown paper bag as long as it arrives to me safely. I bought this card on eBay and it arrived yesterday in no penny sleeve, wrapped only in tissue - I swear to GOD! But you know what? It arrived in the condition as advertised so who am I to complain?
On the other hand, there was a thread on here a few weeks ago where a buyer received a package that had been destroyed by a postal machine. From the looks of the package, the seller did everything he could to protect the card (penny sleeve, top loader, bubble mailer) and it still got damaged.
If buyers would quit complaining on "What could have happened" during shipping and only posted threads about cards that were actually damaged during shipping, these types of threads would be about 10% of what they actually are.
I sold cards via mail order from the 70's-90's
I shipped every item in a BOX
I never used a bubble mailer
Over 10,000 items sold & had 2 claims for damage
Sellers today are:
Cheap
Lazy
Stupid
Many have no clue how to ship a item properly
pretty pathetic
Now reaslitically can a card be sent safely in that fashion? Sure (though the protection could obviously be improved). If it was a $6.50 card you wouldn't be complaining. But in either case it's still just a piece of cardboard no matter the value, and plenty of cards get sent this way.
<< <i>i use a small piece of paper over the end of the top loader and then tape the paper to the top loader. makes sense >>
Oh yeah, I do that too, but I make sure when I put tape, to fold one end of the tape, so it can be easy for you to peel it. I hate when people put that tape that you just can't take off without damaging the card. Sure, you can just use the blade, but most the times I don't have one in front of me, so I try to open it without one.
People, fold one end of the tape, and please use, user friendly tape thats easy to peel, don't use that impossible tape
Giovanni
<< <i>I understand about not taping the end of a top loader but there are ways of securing a card in a top loader rather than just tossing it in there and rolling the dice! >>
Good point about the tape. Actually, if I mail a card in a top loader I secure it inside of a team bag and then wrap it like a present in the Paypal receipt. This way, the card is completely secured.
Greg M.
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I bought 4 raw cards (separate auctions) from one seller on ebay last week and the seller put all 4 cards in one topload, taped over the top. One of the 4 cards was a 1989 Bowman Tiffany in a taller penny sleeve. The sleeve was actually sticking out of the topload about 1/16th of an inch so when the seller taped the topload, he taped down the sleev to the outside of the topload. I was able to free the cards as safely as possible, but I shouldn't have to deal with this hassle! Especially not for $4 shipping.
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