Best way to ship

[billw76]

Looking for some info on best way to ship high dollar card once sold. Can I get some protection beyond signature confirmation?
It's been a few years since I've sold a high dollar card and just looking for a little feedback. Thanks in advance for any help

[CC_123]

Depending on value, signature confirmation comes with insurance purchased over $500. So make sure you have insurance.

As for how I protected my recent expensive card sold, I put the card in a top loader, tapped the loader shut with painters tape, put that inside a bubble mailer, wrapped the mailer with bubble wrap, and slid it into a flat rate sized box and sent it off that way. That pretty much ensured that there wouldn't be damage that occurred to the card. And on top of that I paid for the extra insurance (which has signature confirmation) just to be certain and put my mind at ease.

[rawkstar2k]

Great post above. I ship the same way. The insurance will cover you if the package is lost in transit or if the card arrives damaged. If it is super high end, sending it overnight may not be a bad idea as well.

One thing I do now when selling super high end is checking out the potential buyer. If on eBay, I’ll skim and read their buyer feedback and feedback left, check user ID history, and just search google. I’ll set a higher BIN price so that I can do this. This helps you identify any potential issues as if something is fishy with the buyer it will probably lead you to a thread on BO. Also, be careful selling non serial numbered cards if they aren’t graded (due to the ol switch scam).

[shrevecity]

Depending on value, signature confirmation comes with insurance purchased over $500. So make sure you have insurance.

As for how I protected my recent expensive card sold, I put the card in a top loader, tapped the loader shut with painters tape, put that inside a bubble mailer, wrapped the mailer with bubble wrap, and slid it into a flat rate sized box and sent it off that way. That pretty much ensured that there wouldn't be damage that occurred to the card. And on top of that I paid for the extra insurance (which has signature confirmation) just to be certain and put my mind at ease.

You need to get the extra signature confirmation. Paypal does not recognize the insurance signature in their dispute process as signature confirmation. I think Ebay does now, but last word Paypal did not. Been a couple of years since I sold anything that required it. I would not go with USPS insurance either they will do everything they can to weasle out should something happen especially damage. Had a package shipped the way you described get run over by a vehicle tire track was obvious they refused to pay the damage due to it not being packaged sufficiently.

[chezball]

I sent a $550 card last month like any other card I send. The only difference was I added extra cardboard on both sides of the card for protection.

[CC_123]

You need to get the extra signature confirmation. Paypal does not recognize the insurance signature in their dispute process as signature confirmation. I think Ebay does now, but last word Paypal did not. Been a couple of years since I sold anything that required it. I would not go with USPS insurance either they will do everything they can to weasle out should something happen especially damage. Had a package shipped the way you described get run over by a vehicle tire track was obvious they refused to pay the damage due to it not being packaged sufficiently.

You do not need to get extra signature confirmation if you go in and ship with USPS. If you are paying for your label through eBay/Paypal, then you are costing yourself roughly $4. When sending a high end card, the last thing I am going to do is pay for a label through eBay or Paypal because you could have the weight wrong or the wrong amount of postage which could end up costing you double in the end or the transaction completely. Maybe that is just personal preference, but if it is something high end, I'd rather go and pay for it in person.

I have also heard SOME horror stories of USPS insurance, but 99% of the stories I have heard, the seller has gotten their money back due to the damage USPS caused.

[WKUMICHIGANFAN]

I prefer Royal Caribbean when I ship.....

[shrevecity]

If you are using a small frb why would you worry about weght?

I would rather be safe and get both signature methods. Many posts on ebay stating that the insurance signature is not good enough.

[CC_123]

If you are using a small frb why would you worry about weght?

I would rather be safe and get both signature methods. Many posts on ebay stating that the insurance signature is not good enough.

I didn't actually use a flat rate box, just a box that was similar in size. I read that you cannot purchase extra insurance on a flat rate. Not sure if that is correct or not, but I wasn't going to risk it.

Also, the post office does not allow you to get both signature methods. I asked them. Since the insurance comes with signature confirmation, they do not allow you to pay for a separate signature confirmation.

[shrevecity]

I didn't actually use a flat rate box, just a box that was similar in size. I read that you cannot purchase extra insurance on a flat rate. Not sure if that is correct or not, but I wasn't going to risk it.

Also, the post office does not allow you to get both signature methods. I asked them. Since the insurance comes with signature confirmation, they do not allow you to pay for a separate signature confirmation.

Yes they do, some POs will try to say you cannot, but you can. I have done it before. You can add any insurance you want to a FRB.