Mailbox Horrors - A Collector's Worst Nightmare
Aric
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I won several auctions over the weekend and thus was excited to get home to see what had arrived. Not sure what its like around the rest of the country but today in Chicago it is pretty nasty. There's an inch of "slush" everywhere so its like walking through water basically.
Well, I open my mailbox in my apartment building and see lots of bubble mailers but.....they are all soaked. Not a little wet. Soaked through, dripping water. To make matter worse there is a large bubble mailer that should not fit into my mailbox but it is shoved in there. Its one of those crappy recycled material mailers so it has turned into a wet mass off recycled dryer lint. There was also a flat-rate box for me not in my mailbox. Also soaked.
Fearing the worst I immediately ripped open the packages to see if anything could be spared. Miraculously, not a single card had been damaged by water. The only damage was from the large mailer that was shoved into the box. It was only an $8 item but it was bent in half.
This is really the first problem I've had with the mail here so I'm hoping this is just a one time thing.
Well, I open my mailbox in my apartment building and see lots of bubble mailers but.....they are all soaked. Not a little wet. Soaked through, dripping water. To make matter worse there is a large bubble mailer that should not fit into my mailbox but it is shoved in there. Its one of those crappy recycled material mailers so it has turned into a wet mass off recycled dryer lint. There was also a flat-rate box for me not in my mailbox. Also soaked.
Fearing the worst I immediately ripped open the packages to see if anything could be spared. Miraculously, not a single card had been damaged by water. The only damage was from the large mailer that was shoved into the box. It was only an $8 item but it was bent in half.
This is really the first problem I've had with the mail here so I'm hoping this is just a one time thing.
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<< <i>Welcome to the union infested bailed out Postal system. >>
Wow, a political statement adds so much to this thread.
/end sarcasm
This is why Slabs are the way to go!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
I think most of those bubble mailers, though on the outside are like paper. But the inner layer is platic. Making them like a zip lock bag in a way. Glad none were damaged!!
"Wow. That's crazy. We have it good here in SoCal. Not to hijack your thread, but to share a similar experience from today, I received a relatively expensive ($175) sports-related poster in the mail today via USPS. It's wide - almost 40 inches, and came in a cardboard shipping box. Apparently too wide, as the post office decided to fold the box into thirds. Really. Not good. "
THis i dont get. Why fold or damage any product you are SH. Directed at the post office!. I would think they should try and sh in the same condition you gave it to them in just to be safe. That should be a top 5 rule for delivering product. Very poor!!
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<< <i>Were the slabbed Ripkens the result of your sub to PSA? I think it is great that you took a picture of the box on top of your mailbox...jeez! >>
No, my deliveries from PSA require a signature (I hate going to the PO to sign for packages, but it's better than the alternative). This particular package was from part of a Ripken collection I purchased from someone.
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