USPS ruins a gem/ Davidssportscards

[hshrimps]

Hope the package is fully insured otherwise I am not sure who should pick up the tap.

[novakjr]

Send it back fully insured, and then say that's when the damage happened.. J/k I wouldn't do that. Karma has a way of coming back on you.

Such a beautiful card though. It's a shame..

[phikappapsi]

Originally Posted by hshrimps

Hope the package is fully insured otherwise I am not sure who should pick up the tap.

well, it won't be me...

But, I'll provide dave with whatever evidence he needs/testimony etc to get his money from USPS... he absolutely should've packaged it better (bubblewrap, cardboard, and in a box) but he paid for priority 1-day shipping scheduled for 3/4 it arrived destroyed on 3/5.

[Rich Klein]

As to who did what; I had an interesting chat yesterday with my friend who does my shipping

Rick M mentioned how he sent him a box which was destroyed, yet the cards came through just fine. While normally I just dropped off the boxes in his office and never see him he was actually working yesterday and as we had not talked for a while I brought up Rick M's comment

He showed me cardboard and bubble wrap he uses as well in a 5000 Ct box how he puts cardboard in each side to keep cards from moving. Next (and this is a box I'm shping to Canada early next week, he takes cardboard and wraps that around the 5000 Ct box. I will tell Richard A, the box he is getting is well preserved and the USPS should not be able to hurt this in any way.

Being a former store owner, he understands the importance of proper shipping which is why I drop off all my items at his office and leave him a check.

Rich

[glchen]

For any card with a value over $500, I always use a Priority Mail Small Flat Rate box. The card inside the box is bubble wrapped. That's probably what the seller should have done instead of just mailing in a bubble mailer.

[bobbyw8469]

That is precisely why I triple wrap cards in bubble wrap before I put them in the bubble mailer. Sorry for your loss.

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by glchen

For any card with a value over $500, I always use a Priority Mail Small Flat Rate box. The card inside the box is bubble wrapped. That's probably what the seller should have done instead of just mailing in a bubble mailer.

I basically have turned to only using the Priority Flat rate boxes. They are FREE at the P.O. ,So Why Not??? And it only cost 5-6 bucks i think. And plenty of room for packing materials. And if its highly valuable, like 250+ I try and usually get insurance and thus makes the buyer sign for it at the door.

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