psa 8 61 ron santo ruined in transit

OAKESY25 · May 8, 2010 5:01AM

maybe not ruined, but no longer a psa 8.

I open my return package from psa, and pull out the cards.. and I notice something sticking out of the edge
at first I thought it was the stupid memory lane thing they put in every sub. nope, it is my ron santo rookie
floating free.. looks like the holder was never "welded shut" now it has a couple nice dents on the surface
where the slab would connect to each other
and a dinged corner.. I am so ticked off right now I could scream

hopefully they stand good for it, I am confident they will

ShawnyD · May 8, 2010 5:16AM

are the slabs these days cheaper and weaker?

swartz1 · May 8, 2010 5:20AM

certainly not a 61 santo...

but here was my ruin in transit this week...

OAKESY25 · May 8, 2010 5:37AM

holy cow swartz was that from psa?? is the card ok or bent?

mine looked like it was never "welded" closed.. there is no frost on the edges at all

frankhardy · May 8, 2010 5:58AM

Could it be the shipping changes caused this? Registered is far more secure, which is what they used to use. Now, don't they use Priority Mail?

storm888 · May 8, 2010 6:17AM

PSA will reslab or pay for the damage.

jeffcbay · May 8, 2010 6:21AM

That Marishal couldn't possibly be from PSA, although swartz may have made it sound like it did in his post.

WinPitcher · May 8, 2010 7:53AM

Yeah Swartzie never gives the whole story, just dribs and drabs.

Seriously, he simply said it was his in transit loss, we can read into that and blame PSA if we choose to ass u me.

Steve

69Cubs · May 8, 2010 8:53AM

Priority mail is sorted by machine while registered mail is strictly processed by hand. The Marichal card might have been a victim of the machine. Sorry to see that.

Mike

swartz1 · May 8, 2010 9:29AM

I misread Bobs post...

In full disclosure - it was from an ebay auction...

sorry for any confusion...

by the way...ebay seller stepped up BIG and refunded in full...

again - I apologize Bob...

jimq112 · May 8, 2010 9:37AM

To add to what Mike said - in the offices, when parcels are sorted in the morning, at many offices the parcels are tossed from the cage they arrive in, into large orange plastic bins on wheels. It's how they sort parcels to each route. In my office they're tossed about 8-10 feet, at some other offices they go up to about 20 feet.

Parcel post, first class, priority, media, etc are all thrown into the same hamper. Express and Registered are not thrown ever. They go to the accountables desk and are handed to the carrier.

I really don't like the Priority shipping. It doesn't hurt me because my wife is the clerk in the office where I get my mail, but the difference in care is so much more important to me over how long it takes to get here or how much it costs.

Marichal looks like a victim of poor packaging combined with an unlucky trip thru the postal system.

tyweb1 · May 8, 2010 1:05PM

<< <i>maybe not ruined, but no longer a psa 8.

I open my return package from psa, and pull out the cards.. and I notice something sticking out of the edge
at first I thought it was the stupid memory lane thing they put in every sub. nope, it is my ron santo rookie
floating free.. looks like the holder was never "welded shut" now it has a couple nice dents on the surface
where the slab would connect to each other
and a dinged corner.. I am so ticked off right now I could scream

hopefully they stand good for it, I am confident they will >>

Given my Santo collection, it hurts me to see this happen to the card and to you. Sorry.

OAKESY25 · May 8, 2010 1:19PM

my issue had nothing to do with the shipping.. it was part of a 50 card sub
and it was the middle card in the stack of slabs.. somehow it snuck out without being sealed

bobbyw8469 · May 8, 2010 10:41PM

Please keep us informed as to what transpires...

italianstallionyankees · May 26, 2010 12:16PM

<< <i>I misread Bobs post...

In full disclosure - it was from an ebay auction...

sorry for any confusion...

by the way...ebay seller stepped up BIG and refunded in full...

again - I apologize Bob... >>

In this situation did you do your part in sending the Psa 10 flip back in the mail to Psa

Ryan

swartz1 · May 26, 2010 12:21PM

the seller refunded the full amount...

I sent the card back to the seller...

you need to ask him...

psa 8 61 ron santo ruined in transit

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