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 I blame the forum gremlins.
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Apologies to all if this is a duplicate thread but... Dear Sellers - When you use flimsy USPS shipping boxes and basically no padding this is what you get every 1 out of 10 times. PLEASE STOP!!! I will never send you a book without adequate protection and I would QUITE APPRECIATE the same courtesy!      |
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 The apple sauce and pudding were the best part...
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Bronte private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Wow. Are those tire tread marks? | ||
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Sebastsk8 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I don't know if additional cushioning would have helped that at all. Looks like someone ran it over. | ||
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 Beaten by boat oars
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Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Looks like it was caught in a sorting machine and was wrecked. I've had Gemini mailers get bent in half from those. That sucks. | ||
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| There are times I look at these shipping damage posts on various forums and seriously think to myself "how the heck can this even happen"? | ||
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 Have I told you about the time I dropped off 3,000 comics at SDCC?
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Scifinator private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I sometimes thing the Samsonite Gorilla has to be making its rounds with the shipping carriers. Looks like with this example, it’s a conveyer mishap or it was run over by a push pull cart and the worker/gorilla didn’t care to bend down to pick up first. | ||
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I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers). Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| My worst fear is when I send my books to my presser or directly to a grading company. I do insure them and do use registered mail, but I can't help but have the visions of what I've seen over the years happen to me. It is truly stressful |
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Davethebrave private msg quote post Address this user | |
| On the plus side you need not worry about Registered Mail going through a sorting machine… it doesn’t. Quote: Originally Posted by Nuffsaid111 |
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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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| Double Box Use Bubble Wrap Never write fragile on package as it makes it a target for disgruntled USPS employees |
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doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I have seen that before, looks like a forklift drove over it. Just have to send it back and say, please add peanuts or bubble wrap around the item in the box next time. Or you could ask for a refund to pay for the reslab There are many people who don’t know how to ship, there always will be. |
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 Where's his Bat-package?
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| @figment WOW, that is some serious damage! There should always be multiple layers of bubblewrap when a book is being shipped in Priority boxes. It's negligent not to. | ||
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TheRealMrFreeze private msg quote post Address this user | |
| That's insane. It's almost like they tried to go right over the fragile notice. Sorry to see thus. Feel for ya. | ||
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 Thank you sir. May I have another?
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Quote:Originally Posted by Nuffsaid111 The seller wrote the 'F' word on the box. |
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Sebastsk8 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Even with double layers of bubble wrap it it's ran over like that there's a pretty good chance it's gonna get cracked. | ||
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Sebastsk8 Oh yeah, the level of damage on that box in particular was catastrophic. Not even a double-walled box would stand up to being run over like that. |
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Beaten by boat oars
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Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Fragile? It must be Italian. | ||
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sleeperbat private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It's pronounced "Fra Jilly". Writing it on a box is for decoration really, doesn't even mean anything. |
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 It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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chester15 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Priority Mail does come with an automatic $50 or $100 worth of insurance, depending if sent by retail or commercial methods. Won't be enough to cover this damage, but maybe the seller insured it for full value, which would be the best scenario going forward. If not, looks like a return of that basket case for a refund. Best of luck in getting that resolved. | ||
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 being an ass and being a clown are two very different things.
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| I have also received a few packages where I suspect the damage was done prior to shipment. | ||
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by chester15 If the seller didn't insure the parcel for the full value, the seller is crazy. Always insure for full value when shipping Priority. |
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It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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chester15 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Curious as to why there are 2 different USPS boxes in the photos. You can tell by the codes on the boxes - a Regional FRB2 and a 1095. Was it double boxed? | ||
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I blame the forum gremlins.
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by chester15 The book was "wrapped" with pieces of a deconstructed FRB2 box, and then placed inside the 1095 box with a little bit of crumpled paper padding on one side only. This means the wrap and slab itself was loosely pressed directly against the outer box and would have been about 1/8" from the outer wall. |
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Quote:Originally Posted by figment Unacceptable. When packaging anything even slightly fragile you should always try to place the item in the centre of the parcel so it can have the maximum amount of padding on all sides. I chop up used boxes all the time to add a little extra shielding to parcels, but that's always in addition to layers of bubble wrap. Butcher paper has its uses, but it's not good at protecting an item from damage. All it does is keep an item from being in direct contact with the sides of the box. |
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