Whats ur routine when u send cards for a trade. What u wrap it in do you give a freindly note?
I always put cards that I trade in a sleeve then in a hard plastic sleeve. It makes it so that it arrives in good condition. Trust me, people don't like getting cards wrapped loosely in Little Debbie snack food cardboard (yes that happened to me...).
Quote from: Coffee Vampire on March 26, 2012, 08:14:13 AM
I always put cards that I trade in a sleeve then in a hard plastic sleeve. It makes it so that it arrives in good condition. {Trust me, people don't like getting cards wrapped loosely in Little Debbie snack food cardboard (yes that happened to me...).}
😂😂😂😂😂😂 (French accent time) I laugh in your general dy-rection!
At least one hard card case, sometimes I'll toss in a common freebie. I'm not enough of a high roller to give rare freebies. Lol.
Do you guys have a way of getting more hard sleeves? I'm running really low
Quote from: TBNL on March 26, 2012, 07:32:17 PM
Do you guys have a way of getting more hard sleeves? I'm running really low
Same!
I sen mine in binder sleeves ill get more hard sleeves
Quote from: TBNL on March 26, 2012, 07:32:17 PM
Do you guys have a way of getting more hard sleeves? I'm running really low
I actually ran out two days ago, so I'm with you. For my recent trades, I was extremely paranoid, even though I made them almost bullet proof! :O
I buy cards on ebay and I don't trade all that much on here, so I always have some spares from ebay. That's how I get them, anyways.
Quote from: darkarts981 on March 26, 2012, 07:33:38 PM
Quote from: TBNL on March 26, 2012, 07:32:17 PM
Do you guys have a way of getting more hard sleeves? I'm running really low
Same!
Local sport card shop. Anywhere from a quarter to a dollar I seen them. Cheaper if you buy in the 1000nds
Wal-mart has some. Just check the section were they sell the cards at. Maybe even target, but I haven't been in a target in a long time though.
Quote from: Coffee Vampire on March 26, 2012, 08:27:35 PM
I buy cards on ebay and I don't trade all that much on here, so I always have some spares from ebay. That's how I get them, anyways.
Ditto
Just bought a {force of will} on eBay as matter of fact for $49 with shipping. That thing better be in a friggin hard case or imabep!ssed
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
That is the funniest thing I've read this week. *Applause.*
Quote from: darkarts981 on March 26, 2012, 07:33:38 PM
Quote from: TBNL on March 26, 2012, 07:32:17 PM
Do you guys have a way of getting more hard sleeves? I'm running really low
Same!
just about every trade I do, I recieve a hard case. In the end, I send one and I get one. The balance never shifts much.
One time I got abunch of losse cards in an envelope. Luckily they weren't bent. I always mail a sleeve it's like a quarter or something. I hate bent cards so I pay it forward.
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 26, 2012, 10:48:50 PM
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
It was great! When the pigeon arrives, you get your cards and a meal! As for the bird crap, it's fine. The {Snapcaster Mage} had some on it so I just grabbed the edges rubbed it back an forth really hard on a table edge. Like shinning shoes. You can still read most of the card, and the sleeves keep it pretty straight.
Quote from: BlackJester on March 27, 2012, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 26, 2012, 10:48:50 PM
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
It was great! When the pigeon arrives, you get your cards and a meal! As for the bird crap, it's fine. The {Snapcaster Mage} has some on it so I just grabbed the edges rubbed it back an forth really hard on a table edge. Like shinning shoes. You can still read most of the card, and the sleeves keep it pretty straight.
A cheese grater worked great for me that and bleach :D I just redrew the picture in crayon
Quote from: Elitehalo360 on March 27, 2012, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on March 27, 2012, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 26, 2012, 10:48:50 PM
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
It was great! When the pigeon arrives, you get your cards and a meal! As for the bird crap, it's fine. The {Snapcaster Mage} has some on it so I just grabbed the edges rubbed it back an forth really hard on a table edge. Like shinning shoes. You can still read most of the card, and the sleeves keep it pretty straight.
A cheese grater worked great for me that and bleach :D I just redrew the picture in crayon
Now that's just silly! You'd wreck your knuckles. :P
Quote from: Elitehalo360 on March 27, 2012, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on March 27, 2012, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 26, 2012, 10:48:50 PM
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
It was great! When the pigeon arrives, you get your cards and a meal! As for the bird crap, it's fine. The {Snapcaster Mage} has some on it so I just grabbed the edges rubbed it back an forth really hard on a table edge. Like shinning shoes. You can still read most of the card, and the sleeves keep it pretty straight.
A cheese grater worked great for me that and bleach :D I just redrew the picture in crayon
Nice now it's worth more altered art
Quote from: Rass on March 27, 2012, 11:46:22 PM
Quote from: Elitehalo360 on March 27, 2012, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on March 27, 2012, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 26, 2012, 10:48:50 PM
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
It was great! When the pigeon arrives, you get your cards and a meal! As for the bird crap, it's fine. The {Snapcaster Mage} has some on it so I just grabbed the edges rubbed it back an forth really hard on a table edge. Like shinning shoes. You can still read most of the card, and the sleeves keep it pretty straight.
A cheese grater worked great for me that and bleach :D I just redrew the picture in crayon
Nice now it's worth more altered art
Ikr?! Alter dem cards, bitches dig altered cars :D
Quote from: BlackJester on March 27, 2012, 11:34:50 PM
Quote from: Elitehalo360 on March 27, 2012, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on March 27, 2012, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 26, 2012, 10:48:50 PM
I usually punch a whole through the card, tie it up to a pigeon and pray. Most people don't mind. Just ask jester, he said it added a nice touch. Birdcrap does become a problem though
It was great! When the pigeon arrives, you get your cards and a meal! As for the bird crap, it's fine. The {Snapcaster Mage} has some on it so I just grabbed the edges rubbed it back an forth really hard on a table edge. Like shinning shoes. You can still read most of the card, and the sleeves keep it pretty straight.
A cheese grater worked great for me that and bleach :D I just redrew the picture in crayon
Now that's just silly! You'd wreck your knuckles. :P
Hahah I wear gloves!
What kind of envelope do you use while trading? I've used bubble envelopes for the few trades I've had but it's expensive to use them. Would it be acceptable to use a normal envelope or do people not like receiving cards in normal envelopes? All cards I send are in hard sleeves FYI.
Appended.
Quote from: Clearmario on May 17, 2012, 02:47:30 PM
What kind of envelope do you use while trading? I've used bubble envelopes for the few trades I've had but it's expensive to use them. Would it be acceptable to use a normal envelope or do people not like receiving cards in normal envelopes? All cards I send are in hard sleeves FYI.
I use just a standard envelope and just put the card in, in a hard sleeve of course
Standard envelope with a stamp. Hard sleeve or soft sleeve but I wrap em in a piece of paper so they don't shift. 6-8 cards max in one envelope.....it is cheaper to mail two diff envelopes than to use bubble mailers. Bubble mailers are for {black loti} 😜
Yeah...I use standard envelopes with hard case and sleeve. I get bubble wrapped from ebay some times, and it does make me feel all gud and fuzzy inside; but it is not really all that neccesary for day to day trading. It's like wearing a suit. Some times you are just over dressed, but you better dawggan have one for a special occasion!
I've had 3 different regular envelopes come to me with rips in them, so might not be a bad idea to secure thee cards to the envelope somehow so they don't fall out.
Superglued to a postcard.
I've gotten cards taped into a birthday card before lol
Soaked in water for an hour, folded a couple of times and then wrapped around the leg of a carrier pigeon. Albatross for bigger trades.
I don't trade much... :'(
I used to send in a bubble wrap envelope but once I started receiving cards in a regular envelope I just went that route theyve always arrived fine. It's best not to use a hard plastic sleeve in an envelope if it's too thick the envelope gets snagged on the machine that process it. I received one tore up and wide open but the cards were still in there.
I use a regular envelope and hard cased so the cards don't bend. If I'm out of cases I stuff extras to provide protection for the card and use cardboard
Give it to my little sister. "Deliver this!!!"
("And get me a snickers bar")