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Packaging cards for shipment
Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
Any horror stories about people not having much common sense when they package cards for shipment?
Does anybody else have any packaging horror stories? I think a little common sense on the part of a person shipping cards would be prudent. |
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Posted By: Bob Beyerle
I once put an ad in the old VCBC looking for Lobert cards. Someone sent me a Turkey Red in a 6x9 manila envelope,, AND NOTHING ELSE! I mean the card barely fit into the envelope, he probably creased it just getting it in there! Needless to say, the trip from NY to CALIF. via USPS didn't help matters either. A small note simply stated "if interested please send $350, if not return card". Even though I loved the card it was beat to hell at that point. I returned it (with multiple cardboard surrounds) and said thanks but can't use it at that price/condition. The sad thing is it looked like it was probably a pretty nice card before it's 3 day postal journey.... |
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Posted By: andy becker
i have never had a problem with the stuff i sell. for graded cards, i use a paper towel (wrapped around card and taped) and a bubble mailer. never had a single complaint. did have a couple feedbacks that praised me for my home-made slab holder |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Generally I post raw cards in a top loader, then 3mm foamcore board on either side (taped together), then place it into a bubble envelope. Some of my feedback has noted "well packed" which is pretty good I guess |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Yeah well just a couple months ago after being up way too long i taped a card to ship out to cardboard and the cardboard already had another card inside of it. So whoever ended up with it ended up with the card they won and a NM Berk Ross HOFer too. Either that or i threw it away on accident, so hopefully someones got it lol. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Bob- I had the same exact experience as you many years ago with a Turkey Red- but it was a Mathewson!! Collector just slid it into a manilla envelope and when it arrived it was cracked in half. I remember getting on the phone and screaming at him for being so stupid. |
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Posted By: Dave Hornish
The "threefold" method works well for low valued cards that are already hurt; it's been an OBC staple for years! |
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Posted By: Joe D.
1) I put the card into a self-seal bubble-wrap bag. (perfect size for graded cards). |
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Posted By: Tony Andrea
I package mine in about 3" inches thick of cardboard and bubble wrap. You could run a tank over mine and it wouldnt matter. Better safe than sorry. Anyone thats ever bought from me on the board knows what Im talking about. Tony Andrea |
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Posted By: Tom Boblitt
Who use corrugated cardboard but put it inside of a bubble envelope and the cardboard is cut such that it doesn't really hold up.....that is if the envelope is moved the wrong way, the cardboard folds easier than if it was cut the other way. Don't know if this makes sense or not but I've had 2-3 cards mangled due to that one. |
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Posted By: Steve f
What's the big deal, As long as you ensure the clerk stamps DO NOT BEND on both sides of the mailer you're golden. Oh, make certain the ink is red. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Newman wants his transfer to Hawaii, and Jerry offers to take over his mail route |
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Posted By: leon
When I bought my group of (8) E94 overprints I got them all in one penny sleeve, one on top of the other, loose...Since they weren't in great condition it didn't matter much but I think at least one penny sleeve each would have been a little better.... |
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Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
I usually put the card in a top loader, tape it closed, tape it to piece of cardboard and then tape on another piece of cardboard. Then I pack it in a padded bubble mailer. I tend to go nuts with the tape, but I've never received an email from anyone about a damaged card yet. |
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Posted By: Bill K
No horror stories, but I have received a few cards in penny sleeves sitting loosely in a security envelope. I send out all cards (graded or ungraded) sandwiched between cardboard and in a bubble envelope. Have yet to get a complaint. |
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Posted By: Ed McCollum
I once bid on and won a card on eBay that "would be shipped in a plastic holder". When it arrived, it was a t206 floating around in a ziplock bag in a #10 envelope. No padding, cardboard, anything. Good thing I only buy beaters.... |
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Posted By: Al C.risafulli
On more than one occasion I have received raw cards, floating around freely in a plain white #10 envelope. |
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Posted By: S Gross
My biggest pet-peeve in shipping is TAPE. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
I too have gotten packages that are simply too well packed, and I'm afraid that when I use my razor knife to cut the tape I will damage something inside that I haven't located yet. With these you can't even find the seam on the box. Some packages are way overpacked. There needs to be a happy medium- you want them secure, but easy to open. |
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Posted By: Gene Palmer
All the good packaging methods have pretty much been listed above, but one thing I like to do is when taping a card inside a top loader or when taping top loaders together is to bend the end of the tape back against itself to create a tab. Works with any type of tape you use and it sure makes it easier to get the tape off. I generally use masking tape because it comes off clean but still has the strength to hold. Of course none of this applies to packages that are taped enough to keep the Titanic afloat lol. Just loved that line. |
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Posted By: Joann
I personally like the way Trae packages cards - with sets of his T206 back reprints sometimes! Thanks Trae - what a nice surprise. The PSA 2 Griffith portrait will hit the RPU thread as soon as me, my scanner and an internet connection are all in the same room at the same time! |
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Posted By: Anonymous
i think there's a balance between 'outstanding packaging' and 'overpackaging'. i've gotten cards (raw/graded) that are so 'overpackaged'. e.g., 1x i got a psa card shipped in a huge priority mail box- bigger than the $8.10 flat rate box. it had about 20 pounds of packing peanuts, was placed in 3 different sized envelopes (each of which were taped galore), had about 3 different layers of bubble wrap, cardboard, etc. it took far too long to 'find' the card under all that. i've also had my share of plain white envelopes, overtaped toploaders, etc. |
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