PSA card mysteriously damaged in mail.

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Shipping with USPS opens you up for about anything to happen to whatever you mail. I ship single graded cards by placing the card in a bag, then wrapping it in bubble wrap, next placing cardboard around the bubble warp and finally inserting it into a bubble mailer.

I have shipped many 100s of single graded cards in this format and have NEVER experienced any damage to a single card.

I received a message from a buyer that the graded card they received has a crack in the case. Received a picture of the card and packaging and while there is clearly a crack on the case, the package has NO damage whatsoever.

My first theory is that the USPS exposed the shipment to some obscenely cold temperatures during shipment and this cold caused the case to become just brittle enough that a slight bump (not enough to damage the package) caused the crack to occur.

Either way, I will file a damage claim with the USPS.

Has anyone else experienced a mysterious crack (well packed, no damage to shipping supplies) on their graded card when shipping or receiving?