Shipping/Packaging Suggestion for Sellers

[ullmandds]

I pack cards like I pack fragile pottery...basically double boxed. Even a protective shell of insulation foam or heavy cardboard around the slab then in another thin box.

Also lots of tape around the outside...not where the card is will help protect from opening/tampering.

I recently received a card with cardboard taped over it...in a bubble...in a box. the box...and the bubble were torn open...you could totally see there was a graded card in there without opening anything. Thank god the card was there...maybe damage from a handling machine?

[HistoricNewspapers]

I've found the best way is to do what is typically done; two pieces of cardboard around the graded card and put into a bubble mailer...but then put that bubble mailer inside the small priority mail box(the one the size of a VHS tape).

Then put that small priority box within a full sized rectangle priority box and cushion it with bubble wrap or peanuts of your preference.

This gives max protection, and with it being inside the larger priority box it doesn't look like a baseball card is being shipped. Also, the larger box is a little harder for someone with sticky fingers to slip into their pocket or bag.

The process does not take long at all, and the boxes are all free from USPS.

Stealth and protection.

[prestigecollectibles]

I ship all graded cards in this box from Uline. One card including the box usually weighs no more than 4 ounces. I would rather pay a bit extra for these boxes than risk a damaging a card in a padded envelope.

https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail...tructo-Mailers

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by prestigecollectibles

I ship all graded cards in this box from Uline. One card including the box usually weighs no more than 4 ounces. I would rather pay a bit extra for these boxes than risk a damaging a card in a padded envelope.

https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail...tructo-Mailers

+1

That's my favorite way to ship (and receive) cards valued over $100. For cheaper cards, I'm okay with the "cardboard sandwich" method.

[53toppscollector]

I have shipped hundreds of packages in bubble mailers in the last few years and have had zero issues with the package contents getting damaged in transit.

For graded cards, I wrap each card in bubblewrap. If shipping multiple cards, I wrap each one in bubblewrap, and then wrap all of them in a separate layer. Then into the padded mailer, assuming its only a few cards. If more than 3-4, then it goes flat rate padded mailer.

For ungraded cards, I put each card in a cardsaver, then put the cardsaver into a team bag, and then put the team bag between 2 pieces of thicker cardboard. I then use 4 small pieces of painters tape to keep the cardboard tight and in place. Then into the bubble mailer.

I've had zero issues using this method (knock on wood)