Near miss...Cards that you've personally taken out of existence...

[glchen]

This just happened this week. I'm still smarting over it. I purchased a T200 Pittsburg / Wagner on ebay, and the card got damaged in the mail. The seller is taking it back, and has said that the Post Office will take the claim, and then destroy the card. He said that all of the packages with cards that he sent out that day were similarly damaged by the Post Office and will be destroyed after the claims are paid. Ouch.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by glchen

This just happened this week. I'm still smarting over it. I purchased a T200 Pittsburg / Wagner on ebay, and the card got damaged in the mail. The seller is taking it back, and has said that the Post Office will take the claim, and then destroy the card. He said that all of the packages with cards that he sent out that day were similarly damaged by the Post Office and will be destroyed after the claims are paid. Ouch.

WOW! That sucks horribly. Isn't there any way the post office can handle the mess without making the cards disappear? It's one thing that they damaged the cards, but now they're gonna destroy them too? Why not just pay it out, and give the damaged items back? I know I'd still be interested in that card in it's current condition. Obviously, not for anywhere near what you probably paid though.

[tbob]

There is a complete set of E98s in vg to ex condition, all graded by GAI and includes a Clarke Old Put back, somewhere in the bowels of the Memphis UPS facility. It's been over 10 years and has never surfaced so I assume it is buried (or stolen) forever. I did get paid by the insurance but it was a crushing blow.

[LanceRoten]

man thats why delivery scares the daylights out of me. even if i'm just getting a $3 card