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Recently I scored an Estes Astrocam 110 in 1990's livery on Ebay. Thanks to the nature of my "line of work", I've not been able to get to the package being held in the office (I'm subletting) until yesterday. I was not amused with what I found.
Image from the eBay auction
The seller used a USPS Cushion Mailer ($2.29 USD) to send it. A cushion mailer is an envelope filled with shredded paper as padding. I'm sure you can guess most of the rest.
The box was squashed pretty well. One end of the body tube (the pre-finished yellow one) was badly damaged, and is only good for using as a paint wand.
In opening the envelope, it tore, and some of the fluff fell onto the decals (the self adhesive kind) which were exposed due to being folded slightly. In trying to remove the fluff, they folded over onto themselves and now the wraps are trashed. :hot:
Fortunately, the plastic bits seem to be alright, so the camera appears to be salvageable.
The take away from this... If you want to ship a model rocket through the mail, and maintain your 100% satisfaction rating, DO NOT send it in an envelope!
I've sent a message to the seller. I've yet to hear back. [EDIT] Seller responded by offering a refund, which I've responded to. [/EDIT]
Image from the eBay auction
The seller used a USPS Cushion Mailer ($2.29 USD) to send it. A cushion mailer is an envelope filled with shredded paper as padding. I'm sure you can guess most of the rest.
The box was squashed pretty well. One end of the body tube (the pre-finished yellow one) was badly damaged, and is only good for using as a paint wand.
In opening the envelope, it tore, and some of the fluff fell onto the decals (the self adhesive kind) which were exposed due to being folded slightly. In trying to remove the fluff, they folded over onto themselves and now the wraps are trashed. :hot:
Fortunately, the plastic bits seem to be alright, so the camera appears to be salvageable.
The take away from this... If you want to ship a model rocket through the mail, and maintain your 100% satisfaction rating, DO NOT send it in an envelope!
I've sent a message to the seller. I've yet to hear back. [EDIT] Seller responded by offering a refund, which I've responded to. [/EDIT]
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