What is the worst shipping you've received?

Reljac · July 21, 2009 12:00AM

Last night I arrived home to find that the 1966 Topps Pete Rose I recently bought had arrived. But what I found was sadly unfortunate. The Ebay seller bjtransier (I should've known better) only had 5 feedback.

He charged 4.95 shipping, which I assumed at least indicated it would be well packaged. The card was sent in a standard envelope, not a bubble mailer and with only a .44 cent stamp on it. The card was sent loose, not in a card saver I or a hard plastic of any sort. I guess he thought he was creative by putting it between two pieces of cardboard he taped together.

Check out this auction he has listed since I won one of his early ones: New Auction pointing to a PSA graded picture that isn't his card.

Anyhow, it's a shame to see a vintage card mistreated this way.

WinPitcher · July 21, 2009 12:06AM

Neg him and give him 1 star on all the categories.

Steve

itzagoner · July 21, 2009 12:14AM

never do business with a guy who lives in a town called Dewey.

sorry for your bummer.

bbcemporium · July 21, 2009 3:55AM

<< Last night I arrived home to find that the 1966 Topps Pete Rose I recently bought had arrived. But what I found was sadly unfortunate. The Ebay seller bjtransier (I should've known better) only had 5 feedback.

He charged 4.95 shipping, which I assumed at least indicated it would be well packaged. The card was sent in a standard envelope, not a bubble mailer and with only a .44 cent stamp on it. The card was sent loose, not in a card saver I or a hard plastic of any sort. I guess he thought he was creative by putting it between two pieces of cardboard he taped together.

Check out this auction he has listed since I won one of his early ones: New Auction pointing to a PSA graded picture that isn't his card.

Anyhow, it's a shame to see a vintage card mistreated this way. >>

Is there something wrong with putting a card between two pieces of card board? For lower dollar cards, I'll put them in a penny sleeve, tape the sleeve to a piece of oversized rigid cardboard with two 1" strips of tape on the side, and then sandwich it with another piece of cardboard. However, I always use bubble mailers. Even when I put cards in a card saver, I still sandwich the card with cardboard as I think it adds great protection.

storm888 · July 21, 2009 4:06AM

"...Is there something wrong with putting a card between two pieces of card board?..."

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Nope. It just needs to be done with care to assure that
the item can be easily unpacked.

But, it is ALWAYS a mistake to ship cards in a PWE; no
matter how they are secured.

Reljac · July 21, 2009 4:10AM

<< 
Is there something wrong with putting a card between two pieces of card board? For lower dollar cards, I'll put them in a penny sleeve, tape the sleeve to a piece of oversized rigid cardboard with two 1" strips of tape on the side, and then sandwich it with another piece of cardboard. However, I always use bubble mailers. Even when I put cards in a card saver, I still sandwich the card with cardboard as I think it adds great protection. >>

no problem with what you say, especially for low dollar cards. The card I received, however, wasn't even in a soft plastic taped to the cardboard. It was just floating around loose in the envelope, no card saver I, no hard plastic, no soft plastic, just card board on each side of it. If I received the same card that was in the auction scan, it clearly sustained corner damage in transit.

Today I also realized I requested insurance on the card as well. So in all I paid $6.65 for .44 of shipping.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · July 21, 2009 4:11AM

What is the worst shipping you've received?

Bought a 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken version for a few bucks. Came in a PWE no cardboard, holder anything. rec'd 2 large creases that were not there before. This is the only copy of this version I've seen.

Here's another one I rec'd. It was a steal for around $5 shipped. What started as a steal turned into a kill.

markj111 · July 21, 2009 4:13AM

I received a PSA 8 59 Koufax dropped into a padded mailer. The card was fine.

goose3 · July 21, 2009 4:17AM

I would email the seller and POLITELY give him a chance to give you a refund on the shipping.

Also, since he's apparently new at it you might do him a favor and offer him a suggestion or 2 on how to ship...........again politely.

if he refuses then I'd do as Steve suggests.

Reljac · July 21, 2009 4:28AM

<< I would email the seller and POLITELY give him a chance to give you a refund on the shipping.

Also, since he's apparently new at it you might do him a favor and offer him a suggestion or 2 on how to ship...........again politely.

if he refuses then I'd do as Steve suggests. >>

I'm in process on the first part of that. Waiting to see if they refund and I think I was nice about it

Allen · July 21, 2009 4:46AM

I recently received this in the mail. It was well packed, but at first I thought someone sent me a wrapped present. Then I looked a little closer.

kmnorton · July 21, 2009 5:07AM

My infamous Jack Morris Goudey auto escapade

PoppaJ · July 21, 2009 5:39AM

<< I recently received this in the mail. It was well packed, but at first I thought someone sent me a wrapped present. Then I looked a little closer.

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hammered · July 21, 2009 6:28AM

Here's another one I rec'd. It was a steal for around $5 shipped. What started as a steal turned into a kill.

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(sorry)

Nathaniel1960 · July 21, 2009 8:05AM

Ebayer mailed me one page of nine PSA 8 quality 1971 Matty Alou's in a letter mailer. Postman folded it in half and stuffed it in my mailbox. Now I own three PSA 8 quality 1971 Matty Alou's and PSA 3's. You could say it was a joint effort on the part of the Seller and the Postman (and me for neglecting to tell Seller, don't mail it in a friggin 9 pocket sheet).

NickM · July 26, 2009 2:48PM

I received a '62 Venezuelan common that had been in about PSA 3 shape before the seller decided to scotch tape the card to the cardboard backing.

Nick

mike92694 · July 26, 2009 2:54PM

<< Last night I arrived home to find that the 1966 Topps Pete Rose I recently bought had arrived. But what I found was sadly unfortunate. The Ebay seller bjtransier (I should've known better) only had 5 feedback.

He charged 4.95 shipping, which I assumed at least indicated it would be well packaged. The card was sent in a standard envelope, not a bubble mailer and with only a .44 cent stamp on it. The card was sent loose, not in a card saver I or a hard plastic of any sort. I guess he thought he was creative by putting it between two pieces of cardboard he taped together.

Check out this auction he has listed since I won one of his early ones: New Auction pointing to a PSA graded picture that isn't his card.

Anyhow, it's a shame to see a vintage card mistreated this way. >>

I'm actually trying to find out the condition of the card when you received it. You may have said that he shipped lousy, but ...

livi78 · July 26, 2009 3:39PM

i had a similar problem with a 64 mickey mantle it was sent in a regular envelope loose nothing else. it was completly destroyed when i got it. what made we even more upset was that the card looked nm-mt in the scans

mtcards · July 27, 2009 12:57AM

I love the apology on the package from the USPS. Should read "We Care..NOT! Sorry, even though we try hard, like Avis, we sometimes in our haste to go to lunch or sort stuff out, we make a mistake and run a forklift over your package. We hope you understand and apologize for any inconvenience , and subsequent monetary loss this may have caused you. We do sell insurance, which doesnt change our policy, but is a big money maker for us and hope that you use this in the future."

PWE shipping is bad for any card since the card itself has to run through the sorting machine and occasionaly, especially in a top load, it will get hung up and bend everything in the package. I always use top loads to send cards in. Buying them in bulk can cost as little as 4-5 cents and is a cheap "postal carrier" insurance.

What is the worst shipping you've received?

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