Frustrated With Sellers

dschooley · 2012-09-24T10:48:33.000Z

I know that this has been discussed before, but I want to vent. The last three sets that I have received from eBay sellers have all come damaged. First, the Echo Base came in a box with no packing material and the box was crushed, so there was damage from being shifted within the box and then the post office itself thought that was not good enough and crushed the shipping box just to make sure it was no good. Second, the Death Star I ordered came in the original LEGO packing box, but with no external packing and it was dented (I really hated that). Last, I received a Malevalence that was not boxed, it just was wrapped in brown shipping paper on the LEGO box itself. The box came with the front and one corner crushed. Now, all three cases are due to the USPS, but some of this could have been avoided with better care in packaging. The first two cases, the seller (TRU) said that they could refund my money, but not give me another item. Their reasoning is that there is no way to avoid the same problem again. Probably true, but frustrating. In the last case the seller insured the package, and after going through the USPS, I will hopefully get my money back. What I really want is my sets to come undamaged. At this point I am seriously reconsidering these discount deals, is it worth it? Has anyone found a better method or a seller that has been doing a good job in packaging? Thanks for letting me vent. :-)