People don't know how to package Golden Age comics

Sorry in advance guys; this is a small rant. I've been trying to get my hands on the full set of Captain Flight Comics- it was an 11 issue series during WWII. I'm not extremely wealthy, so for now I've been buying fairly low grade issues when I can find them, in hopes that when I do have more means later on, I can upgrade them.

Recently I bought Captain Flight 2 on eBay. The price was right, as it was in rough shape already. (I'd probably call it a 1.0 or a 1.5.) However, my thought was that it would serve as a placeholder for later on. I received my package today, and was already concerned when I opened the bubble envelope. I made it through the tape, and sure enough, my concern was valid. The seller had used cardboard to sandwich the comic, which is fine. However, the cardboard used was SMALLER than the size of the comic. (Golden Age comics= larger...thought everyone knew this!) So long story short, the upper right corner of the comic- the WHOLE comic, not just the cover, was demolished during shipping. We're talking pieces of pages all over the comic bag.

Thankfully it was a low grade/low priced issue, but I still couldn't be more frustrated. Thanks for listening to my rant, and I hope that similar fates don't befall any of you. Happy hunting!

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