Shipping a Flexi Disc

[orangeshoeskid]

If you were receiving a flexi disc in the mail, how would you want it shipped to you?
I have one I'm about to ship and don't know if just having them in an envelope is good enough?
That's how it was shipped to me and it arrived perfectly fine.
Any suggestions? Envelope, cardboard mailer, something else?

[dmdv1]

Joyful Noise send their flexis in stiff card mailers. I've been getting them every month for over two years and they always arrive in great shape

[mangry]

Joyful Noise send their flexis in stiff card mailers. I've been getting them every month for over two years and they always arrive in great shape

Second that. You can use a padded envelope with 7" cardboard squares around the flexi too. You can ship it in a magazine. They are pretty forgiving. And unless it's a JW flexi or the first TMBG release a flexi usually isn't worth too much!

[trickster]

Regular 7" mailer like the ones TMR uses is good.
Add some extra 7" inserts for extra safety.

[bh1644]

Regular 7" mailer like the ones TMR uses is good.
Add some extra 7" inserts for extra safety.

+1 have had good luck sending and receiving in a regular 7" mailer...

[orangeshoeskid]

Ended up shipping the flexi in between two 7" cardboard pieces, with tape on each side so it wouldn't slide around. Then placed that inside a bubble mailer. Seemed perfectly fine for shipping.
Had a case open up about it because the buyer said it was damaged in shipping (edges bent in a few places), however I don't really see how any edges could have been bent since it was all between the cardboard. Although, it is just a cheap paper sleeve. I did describe it as mint in the auction because it had never been played and only taken out for pictures. The rest of the time it sat, untouched on a table until I packed it up for shipping.

Any suggestions on what to do? I've never had a case against me like this and not sure if I should refund the whole purchase, partial, or something else..

[trickster]

Ended up shipping the flexi in between two 7" cardboard pieces, with tape on each side so it wouldn't slide around. Then placed that inside a bubble mailer. Seemed perfectly fine for shipping.
Had a case open up about it because the buyer said it was damaged in shipping (edges bent in a few places), however I don't really see how any edges could have been bent since it was all between the cardboard. Although, it is just a cheap paper sleeve. I did describe it as mint in the auction because it had never been played and only taken out for pictures. The rest of the time it sat, untouched on a table until I packed it up for shipping.

Any suggestions on what to do? I've never had a case against me like this and not sure if I should refund the whole purchase, partial, or something else..

Gah!
That sucks.
Sorry to hear.

I 'd ask the buyer to send me pics of the damaged item and then I 'd ask him to pack the item the same way I did and return it for a full refund.
I dont know how he will react and if he will eventually leave a negative comment though.

The other option is to let him keep it and send a full refund which gives you better chances for a positive comment.

So I guess the only way to pack a 7" is inside a normal 7" mailer with stiffeners and then that mailer taped in the middle of a 12" mailer.

[mangry]

Ended up shipping the flexi in between two 7" cardboard pieces, with tape on each side so it wouldn't slide around. Then placed that inside a bubble mailer. Seemed perfectly fine for shipping.
Had a case open up about it because the buyer said it was damaged in shipping (edges bent in a few places), however I don't really see how any edges could have been bent since it was all between the cardboard. Although, it is just a cheap paper sleeve. I did describe it as mint in the auction because it had never been played and only taken out for pictures. The rest of the time it sat, untouched on a table until I packed it up for shipping.

Any suggestions on what to do? I've never had a case against me like this and not sure if I should refund the whole purchase, partial, or something else..

Someone tried a similar complaint with my wife on clothes. Said they were damaged during shipping(??) and my wife said no refunds without sending it back. The buyer dropped it. The way you packed sounds legit, better than how joyful noise does it actually. I second asking for pics, asking for them to ship it back, then refunding. Sorry that my advice led to this mess

[JohnC]

Tie it to balloon .

[josephodonnell]

Tie it to balloon .

[rsimms3]

I would offer a full refund minus shipping costs upon return of the item. Either they'll return it for a refund or you'll call their bluff. Don't offer a partial refund, it just encourages people like this to scam other people in the future. If you insured the package, which you should always do, have them take it to the post office and file a damaged package claim. Even if the post office denies the claim saying the damage wasn't their fault, it gives you time to evade him escalating the case. The biggest concern is trying to figure out if the buyer is pulling a switcharoo.