Thanks USPS

[Joshwesley]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

I recently purchased and received a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle in PSA 3 that was shipped in a bubble mailer. I have never been so excited and afraid to open a piece of mail in my life.

Lol
I've got a Lennox and a Carolina bright t206 waiting for me at the post office tomorrow morning.... I'm now terrified!!

[buymycards]

As a long time Postal employee, I would NEVER put a slab in a bubble mailer unless it was sandwiched between 2 pieces of heavy cardboard. If this had been properly packaged it would have arrived in one piece. A small priority box would have automatically included $50 of insurance at no extra cost, and if you print your own priority mail postage through ebay/PayPal, $100 of insurance is included at no charge.

The clerks at the PO always are supposed to ask - " does this package contain anything liquid, FRAGILE, perishable, or potentially hazardous?". In this case, fragile would have been the appropriate answer, and a good clerk may have suggested a different form of packaging.

If the package was mailed in a bubble mailer with no extra support, you should get a refund from the mailer.

Rick

[conor912]

Originally Posted by buymycards

If the package was mailed in a bubble mailer with no extra support, you should get a refund from the mailer.

Rick

+1 no reason you should eat this one.

[thetruthisoutthere]

This issue totally resides in the seller's court.

They must fix this.

I don't sell that much, but when I do, I go out of my way to make sure it is securely packaged.

I hardly use bubble envelopes, but when I do, I use rigid cardboard to secure the card.

Very sorry this happened to you.

[ALR-bishop]

I thought he was the seller/sender and was simply saying "lesson learned"

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by buymycards

As a long time Postal employee, I would NEVER put a slab in a bubble mailer unless it was sandwiched between 2 pieces of heavy cardboard. If this had been properly packaged it would have arrived in one piece. A small priority box would have automatically included $50 of insurance at no extra cost, and if you print your own priority mail postage through ebay/PayPal, $100 of insurance is included at no charge.

The clerks at the PO always are supposed to ask - " does this package contain anything liquid, FRAGILE, perishable, or potentially hazardous?". In this case, fragile would have been the appropriate answer, and a good clerk may have suggested a different form of packaging.

If the package was mailed in a bubble mailer with no extra support, you should get a refund from the mailer.

I think Mr. "Pepper" was the mailer, and not the mailee.