My hard lesson learned today

[Tom S.]

A few days ago, I had purchased a raw W514 Schalk card on eBay that I was going to get graded for my White Sox type set.

The bubble mailer arrived today, and I cut open the top 1/4" of the envelope to retrieve the card (like I have done a hundred times before with no issues). Unfortunately this time, the result was less than desirable...




The card was just packed in a top loader, and had obviously slipped out during shipping. It would have been nice if the seller had sandwiched the card between some cardboard...I would have been happy if he had even put a piece of tape over the opening of the top loader to keep the card from moving.

I'm more pissed at myself for doing this than with the seller's poor packaging.

From now on, I will be sure to use a different method whenever I open another bubble mailer.

Anyone else have any similar stories that they would care to share (so I don't feel like a total schmuck)...

[bbcard1]

did the same thing...it was only a Tiki Barber card, but a nice one I would have rather not destroyed.

[chaddurbin]

same thing happened on a raw e90-1 plank. card went from G to a psa 4.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

same thing happened on a raw e90-1 plank. Card went from g to a psa 4.

lol :d.

[Fred]

Same thing happened to me with a 1933 Goudey Ruth. Wow, that would have been a bad day if that really would have happened.

Honestly, I think the dumbest thing I've done to a card was when I was removing a T201 Johnson/Street card from a screw down holder and I didn't completely let one of the screws loose. I pulled on the card and guess what didn't come out of the holder with the card - yup, the corner... went from about a "5" to a "1" in a split second.

[Tabe]

I've never had that happen to me but I am conscious of it every time I open a package. When it's something like a card, I always tap the package on its end to get stuff to slide to the other side. When it's a box, I'm always careful to cut only the tape and not push the blade in too far.

Sucks this happened to you.

Tabe

[Ladder7]

That aint so bad,

[ullmandds]

that sucks! I also did the same thing with a rare, ex-mt caramel card of jack johnson...I sliced the edge of the envelope with a scissor...and I cut off a corner of my "scissor" backed Jack Johnson card...I wanted to cry!!!! I still do!!!

[kmac32]

i think it's trimmed. LOL

[jefferyepayne]

So I should stop stabbing the packages I get with a knife and sawing them open?

Thanks for the warning. I'm gonna start using a different method immediately.

jeff

[dstraate]

I've never had it happen, but I think about it every time I cut open a bubble mailer. I bet we see more pictures in this thread.

[atx840]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Hi,
I feel the best way to ship a single card is this:

• Put the card in a sleeve
• Put the sleeved card in a topload
• Put the topload in a "team bag"
• Put another topload on each side of the original topload
• Seal the bag and put a piece of tape along the seal
• Put the whole works in a small bubble mailer

Works well for me.

+1