+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 More unnecessary damage due to clueless handling/packaging/shipping practices. Unbelievable. Was purchased from (probably) the very last guy that has these things new. Coleco box measures 5-1/2" wide, so why not send it in a box that measures smaller?!? And to make matters even more ridiculous, fills the empty space with that messy shredded paper crap!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 In a goofy (yet par for the course) example of where a digital camera does NOT accentuate or accurately represent damage, the crushing looks much, much worse to the naked eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I can feel your pain, bro Unfortunately also happened to me a pair of times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 What a careless and lazy shipper... Apparently somebody doesn't care to take the time to find a larger box. Shredded paper!?!? I'm sure he has newspaper and tape lying around to give it a few layers of protection. Sorry this happened. Been there and done that before myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 What makes this all that more infuriating is the fact it came from a long time seller who's been around for decades. Don't worry, not from here. Didn't think I needed to prequalify him by sending special (read: normal) instructions on how to send this shit. Idiotic. Senseless. Unnecessary. Not talking about a lot of money, but that's not the point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KreatorKat Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I hate it when people don't know how to properly pack a game. An eBay seller once sent me a SNES packed with scotch tape and shopping bags. No one deserves to open a box and find the item that they were waiting for damaged. I hope this all gets resolved and fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 I hate it when people don't know how to properly pack a game. An eBay seller once sent me a SNES packed with scotch tape and shopping bags. No one deserves to open a box and find the item that they were waiting for damaged. I hope this all gets resolved and fixed! I'll be surprised if I hear back from him/them at all after my scathing (yet appropriately so) e-mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hey! I feel your pain! At least you had it sent in a box, I've had many sent in padded envelopes! Smdh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 There's nothing clueless, lazy, or stupid. It's typical cost savings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 There's nothing clueless, lazy, or stupid. It's typical cost savings. Bullshit. You're not saving anybody (including yourself ultimately) any money by unnecessarily ruining product. Guess I just need to hand out a politely condescending e-mail/letter assuming everyone is retarded today by explaining how exactly I want something to be shipped today. Dear seller: Oh, I'm sorry… guess I am choosing to purchase from you for x-and-x reasons. That said, and I'm willing to pay extra if need be (i've actually said this before!!), but would you kindly go out of your way to NOT DAMAGE my product during packaging and before shipping? I happen to be one of these "weirdos" that expects their purchases to arrive intact. After all, you did and do claim that such and such is brand new and/or operable. You may already take such common sense measures to help ensure what somebody purchases arrives intact, but I just wanted to make sure that you know how important it is to ME that MY purchase arrives in as good a shape as it was BEFORE you cram it carelessly into a box. Sorry if you are offended by my simple request, but you simply do not know anymore just who has common sense and who doesn't! Again, I apologize in advance for purchasing something from you. Or troubling you with my purchase. It's all my fault. Really, it is. But if you're butt hurt over my concerns, please feel free to refund my purchase and apply some mineral oil to the sore spots on your ass. Sincerely yours -Somebody who is sick and friggin' tired of having to spell every_single_thing out for everybody all_of_the_time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixMoonPatrol Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I feel your pain. Ebay seller sent me a near mint copy of Tempest for Sega Saturn. Ran me between $30-$40.00 The guy never bothered to wrap it in anything to protect it. No Styrofoam, no bubble wrap,nothing. What I got was a cracked Saturn case that looked like a jigsaw puzzle. Granted i had extra cases to replace it but thats not the point. You ship out to a buyer you should use care and respect towards them. Thought maybe it was the postal service just being careless till I started reading up on his Ebay references. Turns out the guy was a sloppy shipper. Lots of complaints from buyers. Sorry you got a sloppy game man. Its frustrating as hell when you pay more for something you want to be as close to perfection as possible, then see it pissed away because of carelessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-in-the-Belfry Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I hate when that happens! The seller should have used bubble wrap ( or something more effective than shredded paper, at least) and a bigger box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 The seller should have used a bigger box. Would have fared better with absolutely NO packing material. You know, like how Amazon ships your stuff. Guy didn't need to send via Priority. Only needed to send in a larger box. Too much to ask I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Related thread: Tips for Sending Packages: List Your Dos and Don'ts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Those free Priority Mail boxes are absolute crap. I've watched these boxes get thinner and thinner over the past decade. USPS keeps raising their package rates (rather significantly), but these smaller Priority Mail boxes have just gotten horrible. I stopped using them to ship boxed games some time ago. And save2600, you are correct, it sucks that I have to explicitly ask the seller to ship a boxed game (or other fragile item) in a proper box with actual packing material, and get them to agree to do so before I even bid on an item. After receiving so many crushed boxes in bubble mailers, or hell, even just in a manilla envelope (!), you really have no other choice if you want to help ensure an item arrives in good condition, and if ti doesn't, you at least have some recourse. Hell, I had a seller ship a $300 LEGO set wrapped in BROWN PAPER, even after overcharging me for shipping. As you might expect, the box didn't survive the journey very well. ..AL 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thanks for the free therapy y'all! Sorry, but glad I'm not the only one that continues to experience such lunacy. Just happens way too often in these circles. Incomprehensible to me at this point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't mind bubble mailers for cheap, common, loose game carts. I've never had a cart get broken in the mail. However CIB or rare and expensive items are another story. Always ship those in a larger, sturdier box. Also when ordering from Amazon to take advantage of free super saver shipping, I always try to add two dissimilar items together, like for instance a DVD with a vinyl record. They'll put the record in the media mail protective cardboard, then stick it and the DVD case into a larger box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't mind bubble mailers for cheap, common, loose game carts. I've never had a cart get broken in the mail. However CIB or rare and expensive items are another story. Always ship those in a larger, sturdier box. Yes, bubble mailers are fine for many things, including loose carts. But not for boxed items that may be crushed, and most especially when you're dealing with items in a potential collecting scenario. Many sellers are just cheap, cheap, cheap, and want to ship items with as little effort and cost as possible, unfortunately. ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) You're lucky. How about not using a shipping box at all? Edited February 19, 2016 by high voltage 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavert Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 not a very good selller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Helmut Drexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 You're lucky. How about not using a shipping box at all? That's what happened when I bought my N501 Nuon DVD player, the seller taped up the actual DVD box and stuck the shipping label on the front...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokidchser Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 the couple times i've had boxed games up on ebay, i used a bubble envelope, but built a frame around the box with MDF board to protect the box. got a few comments in feedback that they never saw a better packing job. i figured it was worth the ten minutes it took to build the box to keep the collector happy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Also when ordering from Amazon to take advantage of free super saver shipping, I always try to add two dissimilar items together, like for instance a DVD with a vinyl record. They'll put the record in the media mail protective cardboard, then stick it and the DVD case into a larger box. I used the same trick when ordering a birthday gift for a family member. Amazon indicated that the item would ship in it's original packaging - potentially ruining the surprise if the courier arrived when I wasn't home. I ordered a cheap accessory to go along with the gift. They both arrived packaged in a larger shipping box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-in-the-Belfry Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 You're lucky. How about not using a shipping box at all? This just blows my mind. Why would the seller think that's an okay way to ship something?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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