I WANT A BOX!!!!

[Shaven Kev-migration]

Its really up to the seller to make the options known at the start and then the buyer needs to make it known what they want. If a buyer wants a box and is willing to cover the difference there is no reason not to ship in a well packed box.

[mikenyc]

Can I just say when I read the title of this thread Dee Snider of Twisted Sister yelled loudly in my head:

 

 

I want a box!

 

Quit dating boys, then.

 

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I was going to say there are surgeries for that.

[Shaven Kev-migration]

I only ship things to MikeNYC in a pillow case tied on the end.

[lizards2]

Its really up to the seller to make the options known at the start and then the buyer needs to make it known what they want. If a buyer wants a box and is willing to cover the difference there is no reason not to ship in a well packed box.

Sorry - this is exactly bassackwards - as a seller, I only ship in a box, unless the buyer requests a priority envelope - then the damage is their responsibility.

[Shaven Kev-migration]

Its really up to the seller to make the options known at the start and then the buyer needs to make it known what they want. If a buyer wants a box and is willing to cover the difference there is no reason not to ship in a well packed box.

Sorry - this is exactly bassackwards - as a seller, I only ship in a box, unless the buyer requests a priority envelope - then the damage is their responsibility.

 

So I should only offer boxes? I just offer both and list the price for each and let the buyer decide. I pack both to the best of my abilities, but I can understand someone wanting to save a few bucks. I wont ship a slab in an envelope for example so in the sales thread it would state only boxed prices for shipping. I fail to see how both parties taking responsibility is bassackwards

[lizards2]

Its really up to the seller to make the options known at the start and then the buyer needs to make it known what they want. If a buyer wants a box and is willing to cover the difference there is no reason not to ship in a well packed box.

Sorry - this is exactly bassackwards - as a seller, I only ship in a box, unless the buyer requests a priority envelope - then the damage is their responsibility.

 

So I should only offer boxes? I just offer both and list the price for each and let the buyer decide. I pack both to the best of my abilities, but I can understand someone wanting to save a few bucks. I wont ship a slab in an envelope for example so in the sales thread it would state only boxed prices for shipping. I fail to see how both parties taking responsibility is bassackwards

That is not what you originally posted.

[Shaven Kev-migration]

I said I should list my options and the seller should say what they want and if they want a box they should get a box especially if they are willing to cover any extra cost...

[lizards2]

I said I should list my options and the seller should say what they want and if they want a box they should get a box especially if they are willing to cover any extra cost...

Intimating that you automatically ship in an envelope unless begged otherwise.

[Shaven Kev-migration]

I said I should list my options and the seller should say what they want and if they want a box they should get a box especially if they are willing to cover any extra cost...

Intimating that you automatically ship in an envelope unless begged otherwise.

 

Sorry if it sounded that way, what I meant was that its an option, but I would never just assume. If it is an option I list the prices for both and they choose.

 

I think we are in agreement

[InvstmntComcSuply]

I just opened up a $300+ slab that was sent to me in a USPS Tyvek mailer with a little more than 1 wrap of the small bubble wrap and a cut up priority box that was, get this, 2" shorter than the slab, leaving all the corners only protected by the thin bubble wrap! I have no idea how it made it through unscathed, but it did.

 

Be that as it may, I don't mind a simple envelope with cardboard sandwich for readers. It often doesn't make sense to pay for a $11 box when I am ordering $20-$30 worth of VG books that can easily fit in a $5 Priority envelope.

 

 

[COI]

Go in and use your charm. Beg, plead, what ever. Buy em lunch. They'll love you for it.

 

I went into my local Best Buy, winked at the head of shipping/receiving and offered dinner. He punched me in the face.

[Prince Namor]

Go in and use your charm. Beg, plead, what ever. Buy em lunch. They'll love you for it.

 

I went into my local Best Buy, winked at the head of shipping/receiving and offered dinner. He punched me in the face.

 

Maybe he thought you wanted TO box.

[youmechooz]

o.k. I haven't had this happen in quite awhile, but I received some books I cared about,

from these boards, that were loosely in between two pieces of cardboard in an envelope mailer.

 

Given, that this was a small order of set of books - but they were nice VF/ VF+'s.

 

I let it be known that I preferred these to be in a box via pm and they still got sent this way.

 

Needless to say this set got damaged and even though I am going to send the books back for

a full refund - I value my time enough that I want to avoid books being sent this way so I don't

feel like I'm wasting my time.

 

If these are beaters or dollar books it's one thing, but once you get past books being

a certain grade - I like for care in a box be my standard.

 

Depending on the order - when I ship out - I double box, so I don't feel it's too much to ask

for a single box that is packed well.

 

I will not give out the person's name/ID so don't even ask. This thread is not to shame anyone

here. People packaging practices are their business. If it works for them, then why rock the boat?

I fear that with the higher postal rates this will be more of a common practice (sigh!).

 

 

But let it be known...

 

Even if it costs more (for semi-high grade books) I WANT A BOX please!

 

If this can't happen, please let me know up front so we don't waste either of our times.

 

Thank you!

 

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