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« on: February 23, 2006, 04:31:01 AM » |
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I just received a package back from the USA from a customer who had received a card from me A Flitwick auto. The auto arrived in a reasonable amount of time but was damaged. The envelope has what looks like tire tracks or footprints all over it the auto inside was punctured 3 times right through the toploader I thought you would all like to see the evidence of how the post office treat our precious cards Here it is the Murdered card  |
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Trey
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2006, 04:32:53 AM » |
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AAAHHHHHHHHH *faints* Oh the injustice of it   Those damn postal idiots treating our cards like that!! |
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Brilliant Snape.... once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion!!
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Morningangel-Iola
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2006, 04:33:46 AM » |
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I hope your going to complain, poor Flitwick :'(
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gimli
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« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2006, 04:37:15 AM » |
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what is really interesting is the fact that the Royal Mail here in the UK got fined £11.4million penalty imposed for the amount of items they lost, damaged or was stolen now maybe they are going to start delivering the items in what ever state they are in and to answer your question i will be making a fuss about this |
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« Last Edit: February 23, 2006, 04:39:17 AM by gimli »
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2006, 04:43:56 AM » |
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What on earth did they do to it to puncture it???!!!
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ferdinand_the_yak
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2006, 04:44:21 AM » |
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How dare they treat ANY mail like that! It really doesn't make a difference what card it was, but imagine if it was a Ron auto... or a Legolas... or a Scully :'( Good luck with the PO!  |
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beckham1
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« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2006, 04:48:47 AM » |
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Looks like a variant to me  Just list it like that and put a BIN of $200. Technically you did pull the card from the pack so call it a pack pulled variant.  Really though I think you could list it as a damaged auto and start bidding at .99 someone will not really care they would just like to have a WD auto for a couple of bucks. Or clearly list is as damaged and give it a BIN of $5 someone won't care if it is cheap. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2006, 05:19:31 AM » |
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You reckon anyone would buy that? I mean for me damaged is bent corners, creases or repaired rips (I have a FOTR Aragorn that has a repaired rip that is barely noticeable). But 3 puncture holes might be going a bit far. That auto was never worth that much in the first place either  |
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beckham1
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« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2006, 05:45:57 AM » |
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Sure it might be for a dollar or two, but some people have very little to spend on cards and would be happy to get even a pretty damaged one for really cheap. Surely not someone who would just buy the mint one for $10-$15 but the signature still is in great condition (from what I can see looking at the picture). I bought a Melrose Place coffee mug on ebay and a spice girls lunchbox  so I am sure someone would want a damaged flitwick. |
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Nienna
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« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2006, 05:47:57 AM » |
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Crickey!! That has to be one of the worst things I've ever seen done to a card!!!  :'( There's no excuses for it to be handled in this manner and you're quite right Chris - the Post Office got fined very heavily just recently and this just goes to illustrate why that happened - it's disgracefull!! Good luck with getting your compensation from them and I also feel rather sorry for the buyer in all of this sorry mess too - at the end of the day they have no card do they?  I could be SO much worse though Chris ... think of all the fab cards you've sold over the past few weeks/months - it could have been one of those which sustained this kind of damage! :'( *shudders at the mere thought of it!*  Dave .. you're beginning to sound like that ebay song ...   |
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HPfamily
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« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2006, 05:56:01 AM » |
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« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2006, 05:56:41 AM » |
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I bought a Melrose Place coffee mug on ebay and a spice girls lunchbox so I am sure someone would want a damaged flitwick. I'll not ask...  |
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Nienna
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« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2006, 06:01:54 AM » |
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« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2006, 06:05:15 AM » |
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I think you just provided a reason for him Jules Although if that's not it, I don't want to know the real reason |
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Roz
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« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2006, 06:15:44 AM » |
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So as Sara and I were saying this evening as she, Mark and I were hitting each other with bug catching nets whilst wearing top hats*... yes this is disgusting. I don't think Chris is dead worried about selling the card on (are you Chris??) but I think it was just to show us what a bit of card torturing can do *this REALLY happened! |
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« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2006, 06:47:46 AM » |
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So as Sara and I were saying this evening as she, Mark and I were hitting each other with bug catching nets whilst wearing top hats*... yes this is disgusting.
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beckham1
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« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2006, 06:56:04 AM » |
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I bought a Melrose Place coffee mug on ebay and a spice girls lunchbox so I am sure someone would want a damaged flitwick. I'll not ask... Actually I like to think of myself as the Dwight Shrut of my work "office". Everyone has to recognize when you walk in with your Spice Girls Lunchbox I also have a New Kids on the Block Lunchbox I got both off of ebay. Also it helps the conservation of the Earth rather than using brown lunch bags that get thrown away. I will try to take some pics and remember to post them of my two lunchboxes. I don't really like the Spice Girls persay, but I do think they were pretty hot back in the day. I guess I just like the whole variety pack: sporty, posh, ginger, baby and scary. Spicy indeed. What more could a guy want...Alias spice for me maybe. |
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