Red Cobb destroyed by FedEx

[LOUCARDFAN]

Sorry to hear about this. If you look at the sellers feedback he already had a negative about the way he ships his cards. Hopefully, this one is an expensive lesson for him.


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[Directly]

If the seller is 92 years of age, maybe he thought the packaging was satisfactory, no excuse but reality.
I am not sure if this would be a "not as described return open case". If you were the seller would you ask eBay to step in for a fair resolution. Who bears the most fault, the packaging or the carrier. The worst situation the carrier was FedEx with their limited liability clause. If the seller would offer a 50 percent refund upon receipt of the card is that a fair resolution?

A unfortunate scenario for both the seller and buyer.

Probably best way to ship higher prices items is USPS Registered , at least can insure items up to $50,000. If you don't have a private insurance carrier for your cards at least a $25.000 policy look into it!

[NiceDocter]

That great Cobb and then the Sport Kings basketball both made me sad and kind of angry. Both cards are still highly collectible but their monetary values of course and eye appeal are drastically reduced. It is possible that on removal from those destroyed slabs the cards may not look “too” bad when flattened back out .. but a sadness nonetheless. I sold a near mint 1959 Bazooka Mantle in an auction back in 1985 or so… shipped insured in very thick cardboard and the PO crunched one corner despite the bold red PHOTOS DO NOT BEND all over the mailer. The buyer sent the whole shebang back to me and I of course refunded his money ($250 as I recall). I put the card in a screw down to minimize the corner creasing and its still in there today…. Guess it’s time to get it out now LOL but I’m glad I still have it anyhow!

[bobbyw8469]

I wrap slabs in a long sheet of bubble wrap two and three times over. The only time a guy claimed it was damaged was when I suspected he cracked it out of the slab on purpose in order to sell it raw and wanted a refund.

[bxb]

I would use USPS registered insured for anything this valuable, box in box, extra peanuts or bubble wrap.

[Eric72]

Some supply company (such as the one that produces Pelican cases) should make a high-end graded card mailer.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Some supply company (such as the one that produces Pelican cases) should make a high-end graded card mailer.

The handful of items I sold that were both fragile and expensive went out in handmade crates I built to fit inside a flat rate box.
Strong enough I could stand on them.

When worked in industrial stuff I regularly shipped boxes about the size of a large flat rate that were in the 50lb range. I usually try to pack as if one or more of my old packages will be on top of the one I'm sending out.

I'm more lax on my usual stuff which is mostly well under $50

[Steve D]

Just saw this one on ebay:




The listing says it was damaged by USPS.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/40307034717...EAAOSwvwphFxJp


Steve

[mrreality68]

Hi

I agree with all the above. Sorry for your loss and the loss of history.
It is a good reminder to all to take extra care with the packaging.
Just not sure how it happened to know if it is was truly preventable