Packaging/Shipping Stamps Pet Peeve

Polypropylene is used for comic book bags which are great for mailing covers in any amount and they do come in a variety of sizes.

BCW is one of the main brands - www.bcwsupplies.com

You can order directly from them in bulk and cut out the middlemen.

@ Jack Kelly - I totally relate as I unfortunately have to return 20-30% of whatever I buy online. Every seller pleads ignorance, and some get very defensive thinking (or pretending) that I am gaming them. This past month I would say my return rate is close to 50%. Sellers- it is NOT ok to send stamps with no gum as MNH, or stamps steamed from covers or documents as MNH, or glazed gum, or toned perfs, without mentioning these issues to the buyers.

And saying you didn't see it, or your eyes aren't what they used to be, or you don't know how you missed it frankly means you aren't doing your job or don't care enough. I've heard all these reasons so often, I've realized that the most likely explanation is that sellers are trying to game me*. If you can't see the problems or aren't thorough, well maybe it's time to approach your hobby or part-time business a different way.

Do you all remember the time you had a car accident and someone said, "I don't know what happened, I never saw him?" To insurance companies and law enforcement that is an admission that you weren't looking in the right place. Please look...

@puzzler:I am thinking about putting stamps inside glassines and then cut a PP bag slightly bigger than the glassine and then use some tape to put it on a stiff paper to avoid bending

@Battlestamps: problem still the location I even buy glassine stamps envelopes from abroad as I don't have any local supplier and I usually pay in shipping more than the glassines price :) and btw I think glassines qualities are so various,I thought all papers protectors are made from Poly vinyl chlorid or poly propylene.

shermae: agreed with you but some people think every MNH stamp Gum will look the same and this can't be true and the stamps dealers are not responsible for the quality of how the stamps were made,the most annoying regarding buying stamps for me that some sellers keep selling forgeries or faked issues without mentioning it and I believe that some sellers don't even know that they are selling forgeries