Badmike wrote:I've almost given up purchasing magazine lots on Ebay. Inevitably the pile of 20+ mags are dropped into a box with no padding or protection, and when the box arrives at least one side is caved in (once I was just delivered a box with no mags and a torn up side) or the mags have slid around inside so much they have torn themselves to pieces. I cannot even begin to tell you how many times this has happened....I now email explicit instructions when I do purchase a mag lot in hopes of forstalling the inevitable damage.Mike B.
Mars wrote:I have found that the USPS Priority Flat Rate boxes tend to blow out edges if they are filled with books or magazines. I lost a few magazines and a couple fanzines this way too.
JasonZavoda wrote:Yeah, this burns me. All they need to do is to put the lot in a plastic bag, a supermarket bag is fine, then tape it solid. If it goes in a box, just use newspaper to pad it. If you use an envelope, just thick cardboard on both sides with the corners taped so they don't get dinged. Its cheap and its easy to do.If there are a bunch of mags, just make small solid packs of them. If they don't have supermarket bags they need to go to a dollar store and invest in a box of small trash can liners (they are about the same size as supermarket bags but have no handles). They go for about a box of 30 for $1So far it is like pulling teeth getting some of these sellers to tell me how they are going to ship a package.
JasonZavoda wrote:If there are a bunch of mags, just make small solid packs of them. If they don't have supermarket bags they need to go to a dollar store and invest in a box of small trash can liners (they are about the same size as supermarket bags but have no handles). They go for about a box of 30 for $1
JohnGaunt wrote:I am continuing the trend of getting hardbacks that are unprotected inside either a bubble-wrap envelope or a Flat-Rate Priority Mail envelope. At least half of the spine ends and corners take a hit before I open the package. Softcovers seem to take less damage. Maybe they bend like the willow . . .
JasonZavoda wrote:..... They just have to accept that making sure it isn't damaged is their responsibility.
Gnat the Beggar wrote:Jason,I agree... to a point. No amount of care in packing can protect your things from uncaring delivery persons.
FormCritic wrote:Tell the Royo guy to ship as ordered.
JasonZavoda wrote:I did and payed for the items. I understand sellers regret but you have to learn to ask a minimum price you are willing to swallow.