Why not to use white envelopes - a reminder.

ooneil · Apr 18, 2012

Just a quick reminder of why you DONT use white envelope when sending.

Wet f*cking cards!! Thanks ebay jerk.

And here is why you use padded bags - completely soaked yet contents completely dry. Thanks OCT member for doing the right thing!!

Matty4292 · Apr 18, 2012

What kind of condition did the white envelope cards end up?

Trephinator · Apr 18, 2012

That padded bag looks familiar

ooneil · Apr 18, 2012

Matty4292 said:
What kind of condition did the white envelope cards end up?

Bottoms of all the cards are soaked through.

Matty4292 · Apr 18, 2012

ooneil said:
Bottoms of all the cards are soaked through.

Ouch!... Sucks to hear, hope they weren't overly expensive cards.

package · Apr 25, 2012

Terrible form

KB. · Apr 26, 2012

i've been getting a few white envelopes lately. No horror stories as of yet thankfully!

AidansCards · Apr 28, 2012

I have no problem with commons in white envelopes (so long as they are in sleeves), but everything else definitely needs the padded bag, toploader, cardboard etc.

greatersports · Apr 28, 2012

on top of sending cards in bubble mailers in toploaders and cardboard i stick them in team bags for extra moisture or rain protection

ozballer23 · Apr 29, 2012

KB. said:
i've been getting a few white envelopes lately. No horror stories as of yet thankfully!

Not from anyone on this site I hope!

Shaun · Apr 29, 2012

oh that sucks, kills me when i get these too, my mailbox is poorly designed and water sits in it quite deep when it rains. but i have been lucky so far with no cheapskates sending me anything on rainy days! have however had some soaked padded bags...with perfectly dry cards inside

ozballer23 · Apr 29, 2012

Using team bags also prevents cards getting wet - even if you conveniently "forgot" to use a padded bag!

ooneil · Jun 8, 2012

Any quick bump for this thread given the current rain in NSW.

I got hit again yesterday. It was a Scanlens card sitting in a holder, not sealed at the top with no penny sleeve. Needless to say its currently drying out.

Make sure you follow the sending rules - this is one of the reasons they are there.

Allstar cards inc · Jun 8, 2012

ooneil said:
Any quick bump for this thread given the current rain in NSW.

I got hit again yesterday. It was a Scanlens card sitting in a holder, not sealed at the top with no penny sleeve. Needless to say its currently drying out.

Make sure you follow the sending rules - this is one of the reasons they are there.

That sucks!!! So much for global warming....maybe you need to get a PO Box?

ooneil · Jun 8, 2012

I need a postie that can place an item inside a mailbox.

33WING · Jun 8, 2012

ozballer23 said:
Using team bags also prevents cards getting wet - even if you conveniently "forgot" to use a padded bag!

I never send a card without a team bag, I highly recommend it to everyone sending cards and it doesn't cost much for a pack of these.

It provides ultimate protection from the elements.

Cobretti · Jun 8, 2012

ooneil said:
Any quick bump for this thread given the current rain in NSW.

I got hit again yesterday. It was a Scanlens card sitting in a holder, not sealed at the top with no penny sleeve. Needless to say its currently drying out.

Make sure you follow the sending rules - this is one of the reasons they are there.

I thought those tough bags are meant to be water proof? or is that a regular cardboard envelope, if soi didn't relaise they still made those.

In anycase, it doesnt cost much to protect a card.

ooneil · Jun 8, 2012

Nah it was one of those CD holders which seem to be popular with some people on ebay. Totally made of cardboard.....

Cebru · Jun 8, 2012

grrr... In this weather, I'm tempted to go penny-sleeve, toploader, team bag, alfoil wrapping, then bubble mailer to be sure.. In response to my 'Rare KG on the Bay...' thread, you could always write 1/1 sideways on the back of the cards and list them on ebay as 1/1s due to the rarity of the texture of the bottom of the cards, a new design the card manufacturers were trialling... this is of course not a serious suggestion

footypugs2011 · Jun 8, 2012

I always send in a bubble mailer bag. You can pick up a box of 100 bubble mailers cheap on ebay. Need to order another box with all the trades i have been doing. Also team bags of 100 don't cost much.

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