The buyer definitely has a legal recourse against the middle-man company. Question is: does he want to spend the money and time it'll cost him?
This is my question, as well.
...rare...
...eBay...
...shipped using USPS...
...highest that you can insure an item...
...overseas...
Wouldn't FedEx have actually been the better bet for something of such a high insurance total, plus sending internationally?
UPS/Fedex have shipping options specifically for big-ticket items like this. You can also hire a courier with an armored van lol
They have 60K and want the card.Something as small as a card too
Hell, why do people buy cards at $60000????
Yeah I'm in the same boat. I think it's just cause it's rare and some person won it in a tournament which makes even less sense as the card itself does nothing, and it's congratulating a winner of a tournament, something the owner now hasn't done. But people spend their money on really dumb shit all the timeI'm bugging out that someone would pay 60k for a card. I get surprised when a card I have is worth 10 bucks. Is this the only one available? I like collecting, but im not so deep into it that I'm familiar with the highest valued cards.
Lol what is going on here and how did you find this?The only thing I would pay $60,000 for is an old Disney VHS tape whose auction is obviously being used as a front for drug trafficking
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Walt-Disne...286473?hash=item443f91a809:g:7tYAAOSwiglcsiHn
Who wants to pay 1.5 million dollars for a collection you could assemble at Good Will for $20
a precious gem was probably dug out of a remote location, filled with hazards, and its a mineral that was produced within the earth over hundreds of years.
Seller has 100% feedback, seems legit
Polygon has reported on a rare Pokemon card that was sold for $60,000 and was shipped using USPS, USPS has apparently lost the card which was insured at $50,000 but that amount cannot be paid out because USPS has a signature on record:
I think you got the story wrong. USPS didn't lose it. Looks like a go-between courier lost it.
Hahaha
"Lost"I think you got the story wrong. USPS didn't lose it. Looks like a go-between courier lost it.
Hand delivery or pickup. Quite common for high value transactions. Unless the 3rd party is extremely trustworthy (like a bank or established auction house) you do it yourself.
Middleman company should be responsible if they signed for it. Sucks if they didn't check everything but that's on them
This is a terrible idea. You put yourself in danger at the exchange place and if anything happens, like getting mugged, you lose everything. Insurance and sending through a carrier is the safest and and smartest way to do it. If the middle man loses it, they're usual liable for it. also it's worth more than $10k so you would need to clear customs for it.
So you just take the word of the middle man company that after signing for the packages it was there?I'm willing to bet 60K that USPS lost the damn thing before it got to the middle man company.
Ebay scammers go hard, especially for pricey items. They could take the card and say they never got it for one. (since there would be no tracking which Ebay/PayPal relies on)
I can only assume this will go to court and the middle man company has to be found at fault since they signed for packages without confirming the contents of the bulk package. Sure we all sign for things without confirming, but with a tracking number they would have KNOWN it would be delivered that day.But so who is losing money in the end? I vaguely suspect that since the items were not received by the buyer, their contract will force them to reimburse. Is this a case of aramex stealing the card and getting away with it because of bad contract between Pokemon place and aramex?
I could say the same thing about jewelry :x Either way, both are rare, and I'd honestly say that card is more rare than a precious gem anyways.
I cannot tell you how many times USPS has a signature on record for shit that was apparently never delivered anywhere. I even had to break out camera footage once to prove that no one attempted delivery all day (yep, sent them fuckers footage from 8AM - 8PM) and they still refused to honor the insurance.
I want to support them, but it's easy to hate them when they miss deliveries and their customer service is literally aggressive.