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BenG76
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I was just curious about this. It just ticks me off to buy a card online pay $2-$3 for shipping and it arrives in a PWE. I have shipped tons of cards over the past year or so and I know that a card can be sent properly packaged for less than this.
For example I just sent another member here one card. I put it in a top loader, team bag and then put a piece of cardboard on each side. Shipping cost $1.69 through PayPal. It is being shipped across country BTW VA to OR. A padded envelope is less than 20 cents if bought in bulk. So we are at $1.89. So there is still a little left over.
I sent the seller this happened with a message about this today. I was charged $2.24 for shipping on one card. It arrived in a PWE with a piece of cardboard on one side. The envelope had one stamp on it and did not say Do Not Bend or anything on it. The card did arrive fine Luckily but I still hate the fact that most of what I paid for a shipping wasn't spent on shipping. The seller replied to me that he had to cover fees from EBay and PayPal. I did talk back and forth with the person but they don't seem to get it.
If I see free shipping on a lower price card I expect a PWE. I also don't mind it on a cheaper card. I mean if your gonna ship PWE and charge a dollar I am not going to gripe. I am not usually over picky but this just hit me the wrong way today and I needed to vent. Am I right or wrong here? What's so wrong with expecting what you pay for?
For example I just sent another member here one card. I put it in a top loader, team bag and then put a piece of cardboard on each side. Shipping cost $1.69 through PayPal. It is being shipped across country BTW VA to OR. A padded envelope is less than 20 cents if bought in bulk. So we are at $1.89. So there is still a little left over.
I sent the seller this happened with a message about this today. I was charged $2.24 for shipping on one card. It arrived in a PWE with a piece of cardboard on one side. The envelope had one stamp on it and did not say Do Not Bend or anything on it. The card did arrive fine Luckily but I still hate the fact that most of what I paid for a shipping wasn't spent on shipping. The seller replied to me that he had to cover fees from EBay and PayPal. I did talk back and forth with the person but they don't seem to get it.
If I see free shipping on a lower price card I expect a PWE. I also don't mind it on a cheaper card. I mean if your gonna ship PWE and charge a dollar I am not going to gripe. I am not usually over picky but this just hit me the wrong way today and I needed to vent. Am I right or wrong here? What's so wrong with expecting what you pay for?