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[soxrox6892]

that sucks man
no other words

[rayny1]

really ticked me off. It was not an easy set to find. 2000 Edge Masters Galvanized Rookie Sentinels #`d/1000. Nice cards before they came back like this. I threw them out in disgust but I can still take them out of the garbage since they`re right here next to me. I should keep them. I had to refund in full to the buyer. :(

[kunox04]

Here is one of many discussions I usually stay out of, but what the heck.

I use soft sleeves, toploaders, and team bags to protect the cards, all supplies that should be pretty easy for you to find new or used. I always send in new (or like new) but I understand the penny-pinchers, too. Then I re-use an old bubble mailer from a previous deal, tape that up real good...and put it inside a new one. Write the address on it, take it to the post office, good to go. Odds of damage to the cards is slim to none (I am sure you can come up with a scenario, but I haven't seen it), the cost isn't prohibitive and I can take pride in the fact that I probably won't run into the problem one runs into when using a white envelope or even just a regular bubble mailer.

I don't mind buying and getting something back in a white envelope through ebay, but on here I expect better. And even on ebay, there are some great, classy sellers - you just have to find them. Obviously most folks don't, which is fine by me. But there are many who charge $1 or $1.50 for shipping period, and they ship in a bubble mailer and actually respond to emails. And offer great deals, but you don't need to know that.

Two cents from a low-end collector who tries to make the most of his pennies in this hobby.

Craig

[Star_Cards]

I ship quite a few cards to canada and other countries. I'm not sure if it is different when shipping from canada to here, but if you stay under 4 lbs, you can send Air Letter Post which is very reasonable. I think it's maybe $3 tops to send a coupld of cards in a bubble mailer and in top loads.

as for packaging singles...I put the card in a toploader, team bag it, and then add an extra toploader on either side (inside the team bad). Seal it up in a padded envelope and ship it.

It's kind of an assumption that people will package cards propperly, but it's amazing how people pack cards. I buy bulk player lots and have some real interesting stories of how people ship cards an expect them to arrive safely. In the end, I've been stuck with damaged cards and no offer of refund from the seller. I had one guy (an ebayer) send me about 1500 cards. he packed them up in a 3200 ct box, taped the lid and shipped. No packing at all. About half of the lot was lost. he ecpected me to go to the USPS to collect insurance for his moronic packing job.

sorry to rant.
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[envoy98]

rayny-OMG! I love the "We Care" package it came in, that's priceless. I've never seen a package look like that before, that is awful!

As for shipping...here is what I do.

1. Buy bubble mailers in bulk. I use www.mailersandmore.com they sell 100 of them for $16 w/ shipping and they even take paypal right from their site.

2. Penny sleeve

3. Top loader

4. Either tape the top loader or put it in a team bag.

5. Reinforce. I use the heavy cardboard inserts that come in the UD and Donruss packs. I have a couple 800 ct boxes of them that I use. I either tape one to the toploader or put it in the team bag with the top loader. It keeps it from bending, it does add a little weight which will kick the shipping price up by an oz or so, but it's worth it to me.

6. Write "Do not Bend" on the envelope. Front and back.

7. Use some sort of tracking if at all possible and for anything you wouldn't want to replace if it was lost or damaged in transit, buy insurance.

I have never had a problem (knock on wood).

As for it costing you $7. If you are sending 50 cards, I would think the weight alone would make some sort of Priority Mail a better investment. I don't know what the Canadian postal service charges for that sort of service though. On single cards or a just a few cards anything over $2-$3 seems expensive.

[dpetty21]

Well I have never had a problem with a white envelope and have sent a few trades off that way. I only did that when I was shipping1 or 2 cards. What I would do is put in penny sleeves, top loader with an extra toploader or cardboard on the bottom and then wrap in paper. Put 3 stamps on it and your good to go. Never heard one complaint about cards being messed up. As for 3-6 cards I used a regular bubble mailer. I will wrap in paper and do it the same way but the bubble mailer gives more protection and is better for a few more cards obviously. I put stamps on it and put it in my mail box with a note on the front that says *PHOTO* Please do not bend. My mailman is a very nice guy who never messes anything up(we buy him christmas gifts LOL).Once again I have never heard one complaint come my way. I like these methods because I never go to the postoffice and actually have only been inside of a post office maybe twice in my life. These way are usually cheaper too. .90 cents to maybe 1.15 tops. Can't beat that.

Now how do you guys re-use your bubble mailers?

[rayny1]

rayny-OMG! I love the "We Care" package it came in, that's priceless. I've never seen a package look like that before, that is awful!

hehe, Yeah, I loved seeing that too. Bastar**!! :icon_evil I`m keeping that entire package for safe keeping. It has a bad stench to it too. Almost like a NYC subway smell to it. Don`t know if anyone here knows what I mean, but it stinks like urine, grease and deisel fuel with a hint of burnt rubber. LOL The buyer didn`t purchase insurance nor did I, but I did what was right and refunded the buyer in full inc. s/h. It wasn`t all that much($17.00), but it beats getting a negative I suppose. Total bummer. You had Urlacher, Pennington, T.Jones, Plaxico, J.Lewis, S.Alexander, Porter, Coles, Dayne, M.Anderson Insert RC`s in that set(30 RC`s total #`d/1000). Damn shame imho.