Receiving a card from COMC

JWBlue

I bought a card on COMC. The website says the following regarding shipping.



<< <i>If you would like any of your cards to be shipped in toploaders, select the "Add Toploader" option for each corresponding item. There is a 20¢ fee for each toploader.

For smaller orders, cards are placed in penny sleeves and are braced with plastic toploaders. We carefully pack each order using either durable bubble mailers or cardboard boxes. Larger orders are shipped in boxes with each card placed in a penny sleeve. >>



Are these toploaders sturdy plastic? I imagine not if it costs 20¢.

The card is a 2007 Donruss die cut which means it is probably less sturdy than a regular card.

DanBessette

They're the cheap, bendy kind of top loader. But better than no top loader, which is your other option. And no flimsier than a card saver.

miwlvrn

I just received a 4-card order from COMC today. Didn't request any special packaging. FYI, the four cards were in individual penny sleeves, and all 4 were together in a thick top loader, braced by cardboard, and that was in bubble mailer.

DezHood

I added the toploader on my first order and regretted it - those things can be snug. Subsequently, I just did a regular order - their packaging is top notch - way above the average eBay seller.

JWBlue

<< <i>I added the toploader on my first order and regretted it - those things can be snug. Subsequently, I just did a regular order - their packaging is top notch - way above the average eBay seller. >>



I am new to collecting. Does a top loader being snug mean there is risk of damage?

My card is a 2007 Donruss die cut.

billwaltonsbeard

I've purchased several hundred cards on COMC and never once paid extra for a top loader. Every time they sent cards to me, they put the two highest valued cards in top loaders and packed all the others securely between them in penny sleeves and team set bags. I've always been completely satisfied with their packaging.