PSA RTS? - UPDATE**
charrigan
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I just had a package sent to Newport Beach via USPS get "refused" and is currently marked "Return to Sender".
Was a medium flat rate box. Definitely correct postage.
Anyone have experience with a similar situation or know what I should do? Should I contact PSA, USPS, or wait for it to come back to me and send again?
Was a medium flat rate box. Definitely correct postage.
Anyone have experience with a similar situation or know what I should do? Should I contact PSA, USPS, or wait for it to come back to me and send again?
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only other thing that I can think of iis that it may look like it has been tampered with, and the PSA guy wouldn't sign for it. Alot of liability on PSA's side if they sign for something that looks damaged or tampered with.
<< <i>Assuming it had proper postage and was correctly addressed, the package was probably damaged and showed evidence of possibly being opened or missing contents. So PSA has no liability for what happened to anything inside the package is refused and returned to sender. The sender gets it back, checks the contents, and if there's any issues then it's between the sender and the Post Office. >>
This.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Fingers crossed that it's a USPS mix-up with "Express" labeling on package vs. "Priority" designation. I placed my 2 cards for the sub inside cardboard, inside a bubble mailer, inside bubble wrap, and put that all in a USPS Flat Rate box. Even if smashed a bit, it should be OK.
Just a signed 1951 Parkhurst Gordie Howe rookie and a signed 1965 Topps Phil Esposito rookie ... nothing valuable or laden with emotional investment...... GAH
<< <i>PSA confirms that RTS is usually damage. Waiting for a final report (they have promised to email me with details). >>
I hope that this works out okay for you. Be sure to keep us posted. Hopefully nothing touched your cards..........
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
Called the Newport Beach PO. Package already left for the Anaheim Sorting Facility.
The lady answering the phone said "Oh, PSA, like PCGS? The coin company? Yeah, they're very picky about damage. Any thing--wrinkle or turned up corner--and they'll turn it away for insurance purposes". So, I am hopeful that it is minor. If so, the irony is that my added shipping protection (basically double-boxing) caused the issue. If not minor, I will have to test out the Collect Insure claims for the first time. And, it will suck. Hard.
In the meantime, I will follow my own usual advice that USPS usually does an adequate job, albeit with some zigs and zags along the way. Here's hoping they don't let me down.
<< <i>Sounds like you should be good with the protection that you added. Fingers crossed for you. >>
+1
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
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Good Afternoon,
This is just a courtesy email letting you know that USPS attempted to deliver a package shipped from you this morning, unfortunately the package was damaged and we had to refuse the shipment. The submission was sent in a medium flat rate box. The box was smashed on one side, which may have resulted in damage to the contents inside. Since we were unable to determine whether any items were missing from the package we could not accept the package.
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Not the worst report. That would have been if the box had been opened and had no contents. I don't love the word "smashed", but I am hopeful that the internal packaging will save the cards...
<< <i>When you guys send to PSA using USPS, do you send with a signature confirmation, or just the regular tracking? >>
I always use signature. I believe that's recommended via PSA on their sight somewhere
<< <i>Just get a personal FedEx account and spend a couple extra bucks sending it through them. No need to gamble with USPS. >>
Could you elaborate on this a bit?
Why is it safer?
Could you describe how to set it up and how it works? I have no experience with this.
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<< <i>Just get a personal FedEx account and spend a couple extra bucks sending it through them. No need to gamble with USPS. >>
Could you elaborate on this a bit?
Why is it safer?
Could you describe how to set it up and how it works? I have no experience with this. >>
If you're in Canada this is definitely the way to go if only to save money on the return shipping. Go to Fed Ex website and it's real easy to set up.
That is one squished medium flat rate box. It looks like something very heavy was dropped on top of it.
FORTUNATELY ...
Cards inside were undamaged!
The bubble wrap, bubble mailer, and cardboard protection held. Let this be a lesson to all of us: you can never be too careful with packaging when mailing valuable items.
Now, I am going to send it back to PSA in a new box ... like a sicko, cards go back into the mail. Here's to a safe trip.
<< <i>Package was returned today. What I got back from the USPS:
Holy cow! I can see why the box got returned. Glad that there was no damage to your cards. Good luck on the next round.
Seriously, there were only TWO RAW cards in that entire box? LOL
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
<< <i>Seriously, there were only TWO RAW cards in that entire box? LOL >>
Yeah, pretty ridiculous. Normally, if I sold 2 raw cards on eBay, I'd send them in a normal bubble mailer. I decided to add some "extra protection" for this one and put the bubble mailer INSIDE a medium flat rate box. Kind of like double boxing. If I just sent the bubble mailer, it probably would have gotten there fine.... sigh.
<< <i>Glad the cards came back with no damage. >>
Same here!
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<< <i>Package was returned today. What I got back from the USPS:
Holy cow! I can see why the box got returned. Glad that there was no damage to your cards. Good luck on the next round. >>
Well hell, I see why the package was crushed up like it was. Who writes EXPRESS LEVEL all over a regular Priority Mail box like that? I am willing to bet it is like when I write FRAGILE on a Priority Mail box, the USPS workers targeted that box in either the post office or the sorting facility and decided to beat the crap out of it.
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<< <i>Package was returned today. What I got back from the USPS:
Holy cow! I can see why the box got returned. Glad that there was no damage to your cards. Good luck on the next round. >>
Well hell, I see why the package was crushed up like it was. Who writes EXPRESS LEVEL all over a regular Priority Mail box like that? I am willing to bet it is like when I write FRAGILE on a Priority Mail box, the USPS workers targeted that box in either the post office or the sorting facility and decided to beat the crap out of it.
That was my thought exactly~I would not write Express on the outside of a priority box, you're just asking for trouble. Just write 7-day or whatever the days fopr the level of service, and I think you will be better off. People are naturally vindictive these days.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.