Damage from shipping help
I recently sold a print on Ebay, packaged it and shipped with full insurance through ebay up to the sold amount ($300). However, tubes arrives damaged with a massive dent in the middle to the seller and they sent me pictures of it requesting a refund. I believe I'm supposed to refund the buyer right now but what steps should I take to ensure that I can get a refund through ebays insurance? Any help would be appreciated
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File a claim right away. Ask the buyer to hold onto the tube until you know if you'll need it sent back. You can go ahead and refund the buyer as you're going to have to anyway.
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Be sure to have the buyer take a few pics too and send them to you. They are worth a thousand words.
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And use a better tube next time. Only shitty, thin tubes can get a massive dent in the middle.
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False... Unless you are using PVC tubes, even the thickest cardboard tubes can be dented when run over by a multi-ton machine... It is always a risk to ship fragile items like paper. Using good tubes helps, but nothing is fool (read: USPS) proof - hence the importance of always insuring for full value no matter how strong you think your cardboard tube isjjttdw wrote:And use a better tube next time. Only shitty, thin tubes can get a massive dent in the middle.
I'm betting a multi-ton machine didn't run over the tube as something of that nature absolutely will crush anything. Before I pack something for shipping I stand on the tube. If it gets dented I find a better tube from the pile and throw away the first. All tubes are absolutely not made equally.SpaceYourAntelope wrote:False... Unless you are using PVC tubes, even the thickest cardboard tubes can be dented when run over by a multi-ton machine... It is always a risk to ship fragile items like paper. Using good tubes helps, but nothing is fool (read: USPS) proof - hence the importance of always insuring for full value no matter how strong you think your cardboard tube isjjttdw wrote:And use a better tube next time. Only shitty, thin tubes can get a massive dent in the middle.
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I agree 100% with only using good, thick tubes to ship, but to say ONLY thin tubes can get dented in transit is just bad advice - I have seen the best, thickest cardboard tubes arrive straight flattened - anything can happen in the hands of USPS. My point was the importance of not skipping the insurance no matter how good you think your tube/packing skills are. The triangle mailers also help too, as they prevent the tube from rolling where it shouldn't, but they don't make ones that fit a 4" tube unfortunatelyjjttdw wrote:I'm betting a multi-ton machine didn't run over the tube as something of that nature absolutely will crush anything. Before I pack something for shipping I stand on the tube. If it gets dented I find a better tube from the pile and throw away the first. All tubes are absolutely not made equally.SpaceYourAntelope wrote:False... Unless you are using PVC tubes, even the thickest cardboard tubes can be dented when run over by a multi-ton machine... It is always a risk to ship fragile items like paper. Using good tubes helps, but nothing is fool (read: USPS) proof - hence the importance of always insuring for full value no matter how strong you think your cardboard tube isjjttdw wrote:And use a better tube next time. Only shitty, thin tubes can get a massive dent in the middle.
Good advice regarding insurance and it is definitely harder finding great 4" tubes. I had my mind on 3" tubes which have a wider range of crush weights.
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