If the cards to you in Mint condition, then you have no biases to file a complain. Even if he shipped it to you without sleeves and it still got to your Mint, you can't complain. Well I mean you can, but you wont get anywhere with it. Personally I would be mad, but hey you got the card in Mint condition.
I'd be pretty unhappy with the sloppiness of that shipment if it were me, but if when I untangled the card from that mess of tape it was in the condition I ordered, then I would have no complaints.
I will say that shipping standards have slipped. I prefer toploaders/taped to cardboard, but loose cards, loose cards in sleeves, and other methods have been annoying me, especially when I end up trading $20 worth of cards and get a busted corner.
In general though, taping to cardboard is pretty effective, and if you use an exacto knife or similar to remove the sleeve from the cardboard then there is almost never any problems. I think OP's unfamiliarity with that common shipping method is part of the reason he's upset, in addition to the fact that the shipping *looks* bad on an expensive card.
He intentionally taped it that way. It cannot slide out and it cannot move around at all.
The only way it gets damaged is the same way it can get damaged in a thing plastic toploader : If the whole thing gets bent. And let me assure you, toploaders give no more protection than cardboard that thick.
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How do you tend to ship cards? Please send me a picture of what you usually do as I've never heard of anyone not using a toploader.
I don't use toploaders all the time either. They are really bad in many cases over other options.
In this case, given I would be on the hook for $75 if that thing got damaged, I probably would, but keep in mind that I would be knowingly paying more in shipping also.
Mint English Legends are on the hard to replace side.
My biggest critique of that packaging is something I got in an email from a buyer that the tape I used to seal the cards in the sleeve had gotten on the top of his cards. I changed my packaging after that and I haven't gotten any more complanints. It's easier on me too and the cost increase was minimal.
I'd like to remind everyone who expects toploaders that cards are designed to bend a certain amount which includes the very large sorting wheels used by USPS. The odds of an envelope getting caught in the mechanism are very low. The deckshield he used prevents scratches and given that this card isn't graded, I can assume its not for a "Gem Mint" collection.
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That looks fine to me. I can't understand why you're complaining, unless you're trying to chisel a few extra bucks from the seller. Next time, buy a plane ticket and pick it up in person if you're so concerned.
Toploaders aren't great either. I've received cards that were damaged from putting them in the top loader, or arrive hanging outside the top loader.
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http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=499393 My Sales Thread
Lets see: you ordered something, it arrived in the described condition *mint* and the seller paid for tracking.
Judgement is there has been no violation. Complaining about how they shipped it when it arrived fine is an exercise in dramatics.
I will say that shipping standards have slipped. I prefer toploaders/taped to cardboard, but loose cards, loose cards in sleeves, and other methods have been annoying me, especially when I end up trading $20 worth of cards and get a busted corner.
In general though, taping to cardboard is pretty effective, and if you use an exacto knife or similar to remove the sleeve from the cardboard then there is almost never any problems. I think OP's unfamiliarity with that common shipping method is part of the reason he's upset, in addition to the fact that the shipping *looks* bad on an expensive card.
He intentionally taped it that way. It cannot slide out and it cannot move around at all.
The only way it gets damaged is the same way it can get damaged in a thing plastic toploader : If the whole thing gets bent. And let me assure you, toploaders give no more protection than cardboard that thick.
And brush, and brush my hair
Stuck in the same place I've always been
I don't use toploaders all the time either. They are really bad in many cases over other options.
In this case, given I would be on the hook for $75 if that thing got damaged, I probably would, but keep in mind that I would be knowingly paying more in shipping also.
Mint English Legends are on the hard to replace side.
My biggest critique of that packaging is something I got in an email from a buyer that the tape I used to seal the cards in the sleeve had gotten on the top of his cards. I changed my packaging after that and I haven't gotten any more complanints. It's easier on me too and the cost increase was minimal.
I'd like to remind everyone who expects toploaders that cards are designed to bend a certain amount which includes the very large sorting wheels used by USPS. The odds of an envelope getting caught in the mechanism are very low. The deckshield he used prevents scratches and given that this card isn't graded, I can assume its not for a "Gem Mint" collection.
Toploaders aren't great either. I've received cards that were damaged from putting them in the top loader, or arrive hanging outside the top loader.