I usually do not complain about a trade as long as the cards arrive safely. Plenty of packaging and mailing options exist; collectors should decide which works best for a particular trade. My rule of thumb is to ship cards the way I would want to receive them. The bare minimum is a penny sleeve inside a top loader or nine-pocket page that is surrounded by thin cardboard. I also put painter's tape over the top edge of the sleeve or top loader.
Lately, I have been getting more packages with very little effort put into keeping the cards safe. A prime example is a pwe I received last week from a TCDB member. 8 cards were put into 4 sleeves and stuck into a greeting card. No tape was even used to keep the cards inside the sleeves. 3 of them were half out of the sleeve. Despite the other trader's carelessness, all the cards were fine. This will be the one and only trade with this member.
I finished my 2024 Update and Pro Debut team sets with these two cards.
Metallic snowflake parallels should help get you in the holiday mood.
I hope Victor Scott gets plenty of playing time in 2025. I think he has better long term potential than Michael Siani. I also think Masyn Winn could be an All Star in 2025.
I received two numbered cards, one from 2023 Topps and the other from 2000 Fleer Focus. The Kennedy is the photo variation.
Glad the cards ended up arriving in acceptable condition. Hopefully the trader sees this post and changes their method of shipping cards.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Or at least feedback was left to indicate that the packaging method was not secure. Can't fix if they don't know! On the other hand if they just don't care then for sure last trade with them!
DeleteI chose not to leave feedback because I was unsure of the rating. The cards did arrive safely, but the packaging was horrible.
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