Over-packing - It CAN Happen to YOU!4301
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Drogio private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Two things I do not like when I'm opening a package containing a comic that I won on EBAY: (1) Packing tape...EVERYWHERE... (2) And where there is not tape...Glue...Lots of it. The pictures are of a package I received today. I really felt like I was defusing a bomb...examining every angle deciding which piece of tape to cut next...ever so carefully pulling apart cardboard that was glued together as to not bend the comic, resulting in one of the dreaded "crease that breaks color." The layers were not only heavily sealed, but also very tight against the next layer.. The last layer was an envelope which was folded over tightly around all corners and taped/glued/sealed such that it left practically no play for me to safely insert scissors. It took multiple very carefully planned incisions to break through. Only one very small crease that may break color...I don't think I caused it during the defusing, but I'll never know. My message is to everyone packing comics...PLEASE use painters tape on the inside contents. So much easier to work with than packing tape and glue...   |
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poka private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Glue - that is a first | ||
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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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| Wrapping a plastic shopping bag around a slab or a pile of raw books will keep the tape from touching the bag and board containing the goods. | ||
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka |
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moodswing private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I just had an order come in where I had to be careful cutting the clear tape around the bumble wrap. Took me 10 minutes to get my comic out. Sellers, you do not need to wrap the comics in packing tape. Bubble wrap and a couple of pieces of tape do just fine. | ||
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Drogio private msg quote post Address this user | |
| The bag/board were clean...it was getting to it that was the trouble...the glued cardboard was the worst...trying to pry apart pieces without bending it...it was very flimsy cardboard so it was very challenging to hold the contents flight while pulling them apart. | ||
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I try to pack in such a way that it's like trying trying to solve a Rubik's Cube to get your item out. |
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| I had a book shift once and get damaged. Lucky I had another same book I sent, cheap book. I make darn sure the book can't slide around in the cardboard | ||
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Jeremy_K private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I tape every seam of a t mailer. Sorry bout that | ||
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@Drogio Can never have enough tape. |
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Drogio private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Jeremy_K Booooo.... Quote: Originally Posted by KingNampa What's in the box? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Drogio  |
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Drogio private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Monopoly game? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Drogio Laundered Money from my Car Wash |
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 He sounds like a vegan who wants real mayonnaise to be vegan friendly.
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Instant_Subtitles private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I'm going to try and top that. I am going to need a comic of the buyer's choice, an acid-free comic bag, two acid-free boards (one to go in the middle of the comic so it doesn't move around), a top-loader, a hole-punched Ziplock bag that is big enough to put the top loader in, a temperature-controlled security box that also contains both proper padding and a filter for any comic-harming gasses, a second padded security box to cover the first security box, cement, a high-end wooden crate to put all the cement in, and one of those metal shipping containers that can be fit with a false wall (for the comic). And have it be shipped by a high-end mercenary that happens to enjoy cosplaying as Daedpool. Which is more plausible than my other plan: Place the highest available condition copies of Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, and Amazing Fantasy #15 into the Ark of the Covenant. |
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