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Oldstyle:
Remove game from case. Wrap in a single layer of bubble wrap, then in a grocery bag (to waterproof). Leave manual in case, light bubble wrap in there to hold it in place. One layer of bubble over the case, and again wrap in grocery baggie. Then put the game case spine facing up, in the priority box, then the game on top of that. If the box bows outward too much padding was used. Any weight on the top of the box will completely crush the case.
Snapcase games:
Basically the same, except you can leave the game in the case. Put a flat layer of bubble under the game, and one over it, or wrap the game in a plastic baggie. Take a piece of cardboard, and wrap it around the whole game case (Captain Crunch cereal boxes work fine), so if it does get crushed , the insert does not get punctured. Do not forget the grocery bag, to waterproof.
DONE: (Feel free to add more tips)
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RANT:
eBay sellers (and some forum members) annoy the hell out of me. It's to the point now where anytime I want to bid on something I have to ask them if they will ship games in an actual box, not a padded envelope, and take the game out of the case so it will not get shattered and dislodged.
You would think I was asking them to donate me a kidney.
Typical response: Says the expert with 200 feeback.
Oh, I always shipped neo geoz in padded envelope and no issues ever. I can't do that for you.
People literally refuse to sell to you because they are so cheap they can't even take a free priority mail box, and package up stuff right to avoid a eBay refund/partial refund. I don't even ask them to wrap the contents in a plastic bag to waterproof them before packaging. Cause it gets way too confusing then. So basically you have a padded envelope, on your porch, getting rained on while you are at work.
BUT almost every single time I have received a game it is completely fucked. Case ripped, insert torn, tray cracked and or dislodged completely.
Remove game from case. Wrap in a single layer of bubble wrap, then in a grocery bag (to waterproof). Leave manual in case, light bubble wrap in there to hold it in place. One layer of bubble over the case, and again wrap in grocery baggie. Then put the game case spine facing up, in the priority box, then the game on top of that. If the box bows outward too much padding was used. Any weight on the top of the box will completely crush the case.
Snapcase games:
Basically the same, except you can leave the game in the case. Put a flat layer of bubble under the game, and one over it, or wrap the game in a plastic baggie. Take a piece of cardboard, and wrap it around the whole game case (Captain Crunch cereal boxes work fine), so if it does get crushed , the insert does not get punctured. Do not forget the grocery bag, to waterproof.
DONE: (Feel free to add more tips)
=====================================
RANT:
eBay sellers (and some forum members) annoy the hell out of me. It's to the point now where anytime I want to bid on something I have to ask them if they will ship games in an actual box, not a padded envelope, and take the game out of the case so it will not get shattered and dislodged.
You would think I was asking them to donate me a kidney.
Typical response: Says the expert with 200 feeback.
Oh, I always shipped neo geoz in padded envelope and no issues ever. I can't do that for you.
People literally refuse to sell to you because they are so cheap they can't even take a free priority mail box, and package up stuff right to avoid a eBay refund/partial refund. I don't even ask them to wrap the contents in a plastic bag to waterproof them before packaging. Cause it gets way too confusing then. So basically you have a padded envelope, on your porch, getting rained on while you are at work.
BUT almost every single time I have received a game it is completely fucked. Case ripped, insert torn, tray cracked and or dislodged completely.
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