Casey120
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If it really bothers you just add " all fragile components will be shipped in a sturdy package " to your sale descriptions .
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A million times yes on the backing. Mailman always folds shit packed flat or in an envelope. Including the NOS Defender overlay and 2x NOS red tent overlays I bought here that came packed between a folded piece of cardboard. Thanks to those 2 guys btw.
It's good to know that OP is too cool and busy to care about his buyers' concerns and stuff though. Obviously that is the impression I'm left with. Was I supposed to glean some other nugget of a life lesson from someone crying about fielding emails? :/
This is still the worst packaging job I've ever seen shipped to me -
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Amazingly the board was fine. It was an eBay purchase a few years ago (can't remember from who) and when I brought it up here it was the usual, "Ah, that's a great guy, I've bought from him tons of times!" circle jerk everyone bullshit. Guess I should be glad he didn't pack the box with toilet paper he wiped his ass with.
When I sell stuff on eBay I make it clear up front how things are going to be packed, ie "this will ship in a BOX with full tracking and insurance." Then as I pack, I shoot a couple pictures quickly as things are being wrapped up.
My pet peeve for sure, is when eBay buyers send me messages to tell me to make sure their item is packed well. Like I was just gonna throw it in a box unless you said otherwise? I hate that I read the damn message thinking it might be something important. Argh!
Why would it bother me? Because it defies common sense. If I wasn't going to package it decently to begin with, a message sure as hell ain't going to change what I do. You are either going to get someone who takes time to ship it right, or you aren't. No message will change it.
I guess the other irritating part is making the assumption that it is the ONLY thing I am doing that day. I ship 20-50 items a day, 100% feedback with 1000s of positive feedback. How much more assurance do you need?
My pet peeve for sure, is when eBay buyers send me messages to tell me to make sure their item is packed well. Like I was just gonna throw it in a box unless you said otherwise? I hate that I read the damn message thinking it might be something important. Argh!
I once bought a replacement EPROM on eBay... dude stuck it in an envelope and dropped it in the mailbox. It's a miracle it still worked after I spent a bunch of time straightening the legs.