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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 537804, member: 12965"]Howdy peeps, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Here's a HTT I recently purchased (seller's pics):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8163/httobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/702/httrev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>The seller shipped it in a padded envelope and wrapped the token in cardboard. Here are pics of the cardboard it was wrapped in:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3719/cb1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4769/cb2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>As you can see, the cardboard surrounding the token is damaged and looks like it was stabbed by something and I opened it with a opener from the end, by cutting the tape and I did not "stab" it and the direction of the cut proves I could not have damaged it by opening it, since the poke would have gone out one side, not all the way through. So, where was the token in relation to the damage? That's obvious:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8163/httobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/702/httrev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>What's hard to see, is the bend:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7513/httedge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>As was easy to see by the seller's pics, this token was not damaged when they took pics of it and the damaged cardboard wrapping clearly shows it was damaged during shipping but my problem is, the seller didn't ship it insured so what do I do about it? I don't know if I can make a claim and since this came from overseas, who do I complain to?</p><p> </p><p>The seller I bought this from, is one I've dealt with on several occasions and I think he's a great seller and a great person and I'd hate to ask him to bite it on this but what everyone here needs to understand is that when you ship a coin, you MUST properly package it so it cannot get damaged in transit, because if it does, it's your butt so that makes insuring the package a MUST for sellers, since insurance protects the seller not the buyer. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>I was so tickled to get this in but my elation went down the drain fast, as soon as I realized it was damaged. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That sucks! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> So if you don't care if you have to refund someone's money because you didn't properly package a coin, then properly package it so you don't ruin someone's day, like my day was just ruined! :hammer:</p><p> </p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 537804, member: 12965"]Howdy peeps, :) Here's a HTT I recently purchased (seller's pics): [CENTER][IMG]http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8163/httobv.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/702/httrev.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] The seller shipped it in a padded envelope and wrapped the token in cardboard. Here are pics of the cardboard it was wrapped in: [CENTER][IMG]http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3719/cb1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4769/cb2.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] As you can see, the cardboard surrounding the token is damaged and looks like it was stabbed by something and I opened it with a opener from the end, by cutting the tape and I did not "stab" it and the direction of the cut proves I could not have damaged it by opening it, since the poke would have gone out one side, not all the way through. So, where was the token in relation to the damage? That's obvious: [CENTER][IMG]http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8163/httobv.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/702/httrev.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] What's hard to see, is the bend: [CENTER][IMG]http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7513/httedge.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] As was easy to see by the seller's pics, this token was not damaged when they took pics of it and the damaged cardboard wrapping clearly shows it was damaged during shipping but my problem is, the seller didn't ship it insured so what do I do about it? I don't know if I can make a claim and since this came from overseas, who do I complain to? The seller I bought this from, is one I've dealt with on several occasions and I think he's a great seller and a great person and I'd hate to ask him to bite it on this but what everyone here needs to understand is that when you ship a coin, you MUST properly package it so it cannot get damaged in transit, because if it does, it's your butt so that makes insuring the package a MUST for sellers, since insurance protects the seller not the buyer. ;) I was so tickled to get this in but my elation went down the drain fast, as soon as I realized it was damaged. :( That sucks! :( So if you don't care if you have to refund someone's money because you didn't properly package a coin, then properly package it so you don't ruin someone's day, like my day was just ruined! :hammer: Ribbit :)[/QUOTE]
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