Yesterday I received two
cards that I had purchased on eBay from two different sellers. One was a Mick
Foley card and the other was a Griffey card and it is just interesting how
people package items. They both came in packaged securely but the Foley card
was in a well-used padded mailer, inside the card was in a card saver with
cardboard wrapped around it. The Griffey card came in a large padded envelope folded
over for additional safety, inside there was a small padded mailer that was folded
down. The card was inside a rigid top loader inside a small team bag. There
were two more rigid top loaders around that team bag and this was all inside a
larger team bag.
I paid $3 shipping on
the Foley card and $2.50 for the Griffey card but the guy who sent me the
Griffey card also gave me a size 0 padded mailer, three rigid top loaders and
two different size team bags. The guy basically sent me additional brand new packing
materials in addition to the card.
I actually don't mind either method. The one that confounds me is when I buy a baseball card and then the seller uses hockey/football/basketball cards instead of cardboard to provide extra shipping security. I suppose I should be excited about free cards, but I don't have space for other sports in my collection and it always leaves me wondering to do with the extra cards. I know, I know, first world problems.
ReplyDeleteI fell the same way when I receive extra cards, I appreciate that the seller is sending additional cards but they are usually fire kindling type of cards. They get set aside to toss in on a trade as filler to someone who actually collects that team or that sport.
DeleteHope you left that vendor positive feedback. Buy one card... get free supplies. Not too bad of a deal.
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