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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2018 18:31:06 GMT -8
I was just responding to a similar topic on another board yesterday & lo and behold what comes in the mail today??...yep, comics I bought from eBay in a mailer envelope with cardboard, but didn't protect the comics from getting dented up corners! So, those comics listed as a "SOLID 9.4/9.6" arrived damaged! This was a lot of 10 comics and only cost me $21 but I contacted seller immediately and will be sending the comics back for a refund. So lesson learned??...from now on I will ONLY buy from a seller who guarantees me comic books will be shipped out in a BOX with ample padding. I have 6 comics saved in my "watch list" right now on eBay and just contacted the seller to mail in a box and I will not buy them until I get that response back.
I always check sellers feedback before I place an order and look for statements like "great packaging" but that doesn't seem to do any good. Even when a seller has nearly 100% positive feedback it doesn't guarantee a thing because most buyers give positive feedback as long as the seller refunds for damaged comics. Anyway, it is just a big whoppin' waste of my time to have to return comics that arrive damaged due to poor packaging techniques & it is VERY FRUSTRATING!!  |
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Post by FiveZero on Jul 19, 2018 19:05:55 GMT -8
Unless it comes from MCS, Newkadia, or a seller I've purchased from before, I don't expect the shipping to be bulletproof. Luckily most of the books I've purchased have been packaged well, but that doesn't always guarantee it'll come to me undamaged. It seems like the post office does a really good job at trying to bend boxes that say, "do not bend" on the box. I prefer to buy mid to lower grade books anyways so another bend on the book isn't going to turn impact a book in say VG condition, but it can surely turn a NM+ to a VF book.
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Post by Bats on Jul 20, 2018 1:03:18 GMT -8
I was just responding to a similar topic on another board yesterday & lo and behold what comes in the mail today??...yep, comics I bought from eBay in a mailer envelope with cardboard, but didn't protect the comics from getting dented up corners! So, those comics listed as a "SOLID 9.4/9.6" arrived damaged! This was a lot of 10 comics and only cost me $21 but I contacted seller immediately and will be sending the comics back for a refund. So lesson learned??...from now on I will ONLY buy from a seller who guarantees me comic books will be shipped out in a BOX with ample padding. I have 6 comics saved in my "watch list" right now on eBay and just contacted the seller to mail in a box and I will not buy them until I get that response back.
I always check sellers feedback before I place an order and look for statements like "great packaging" but that doesn't seem to do any good. Even when a seller has nearly 100% positive feedback it doesn't guarantee a thing because most buyers give positive feedback as long as the seller refunds for damaged comics. Anyway, it is just a big whoppin' waste of my time to have to return comics that arrive damaged due to poor packaging techniques & it is VERY FRUSTRATING!! I could've written that.
If I'm buying from a new seller for the first time, I always ask for specific packaging. I don't ask for a box for one or two books, but for stiff cardboard, larger than the books, books fastened etc... Most will reply with "of course" then it's 50/50 as to whether it's it done. Some respond like you insulted them and then it's again 50/50. I rarely trust feedback, because "great packaging" is subjective, dependent on what materials are to hand, how the seller if feeling that day, etc...
The worst one I had was after asking for that packaging, the seller said "of course" but obviously could only find a cereal packet. He took one side and bent it round the books, leaving the front cover of the top book exposed (a lovely NM+ Final Crisis #1). He then placed the pack into a thin envelope and wrote my address on it. What I received was a formally NM+ Final Crisis #1 with my address imprinted into the front cover.
One seller I asked sent a reply saying I should've inquired about packaging before I purchased the book. I suspect when they wrote that, they thought it would be the end of the matter... Cue links to packaging guidelines and some snot.
I've heard this a few times... "Don't worry, I ship all my books in bubble mailers so they won't get damaged". How do people think plastic bubbles are going to stop bending?! I don't think they know and/or care. I once received a NM+ Batman #670 (my fav modern Bats cover) in a bubble mailer with one extra backing board as "protection". It came through bent. When I opened it, I couldn't believe it but there was no spine damage. The back board had taken the hit. I pressed it under several encyclopaedias for a few weeks and it was fine.
It's a shame to have to ask because there are a lot of sellers who are fantastic. Their grading is spot on and their packaging is excellent. But there are so many who aren't.
Don't even get me started on "mint condition"...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 1:46:10 GMT -8
Bats, I agree that mailers are best when the cardboard is thick and oversized so there is plenty of extra room all around the comics and cardboard... I rarely have issues when this is done correctly. The problem with my order I just received was that the cardboard was cut the same length and width of the comics and vulnerable to any sort of blunt trauma... The poor comics were doomed as soon as they were mailed out.
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Post by Bats on Jul 20, 2018 4:59:46 GMT -8
Bats, I agree that mailers are best when the cardboard is thick and oversized so there is plenty of extra room all around the comics and cardboard... I rarely have issues when this is done correctly. The problem with my order I just received was that the cardboard was cut the same length and width of the comics and vulnerable to any sort of blunt trauma... The poor comics were doomed as soon as they were mailed out. Absolutely. Sellers cutting the cardboard to the same size as the comics should receive a sternly worded email. A very sternly worded email  |
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Post by garbushka on Apr 20, 2022 2:17:06 GMT -8
Well, it's not the first time I heard about situations like these, and I even had one myself.
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Post by steveinthecity on Apr 20, 2022 12:22:33 GMT -8
Well, it's not the first time I heard about situations like these, and I even had one myself. I think most of us have. Welcome to The Comic Book Forum! |
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Post by steveinthecity on Apr 25, 2022 12:25:36 GMT -8
Well, it's not the first time I heard about situations like these, and I even had one myself. Some years ago, I ordered some makeup products that a girl brought from Europe, and she sent them just in a bag. When they arrived, the eyeshadow and bronzer were destroyed, and from that moment, I didn't order small packages via regular mail. I did some research, and now I order everything through www.interplas.com/poly-mailers. This platform helps you ship your packages more efficiently and more securely than regular mail. Fool me once…  |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 11, 2022 15:14:10 GMT -8
Do people still use padded envelopes to ship comic books in?  |
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Post by microchip on Aug 12, 2022 22:59:48 GMT -8
Do people still use padded envelopes to ship comic books in? Only if it's a Giant-sized X-men #1 9.8, after being handled like toilet paper at SDCC  |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 13, 2022 10:54:33 GMT -8
Do people still use padded envelopes to ship comic books in? Only if it's a Giant-sized X-men #1 9.8, after being handled like toilet paper at SDCC Ask Dave about his X-men #1 story.  |
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Post by Bryan on Sept 19, 2022 18:25:41 GMT -8
Talk about false advertising!!! Pretty sad when a Company promotes it is safe to mail Hulk #181 in their flimsy product! It should come with a Disclaimer stating that damage is inevitable.
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