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eBay packages as shipped from different regions: China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

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  • north@chaos.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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    eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

    China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

    Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

    USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

    Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

    north@chaos.socialN chipperdoodles@chaos.socialC jaseg@chaos.socialJ aud@fire.asta.lgbtA tankgrrl@hachyderm.ioT 12 Replies Last reply
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    • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

      eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

      China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

      Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

      USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

      Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

      north@chaos.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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      The last time I got a package from Ukraine, the seller put a spent rifle cartridge and a "Russian Warship, Go!" sticker in with his "please leave a 5 star review" note.

      This was somewhat affecting, but also felt like the reason my package was bounced back out of the country on first inspection.

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      • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

        eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

        China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

        Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

        USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

        Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

        chipperdoodles@chaos.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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        @North I got a thank you note with a pokemon card from the sellers kid in a package from egypt

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        • chipperdoodles@chaos.socialC chipperdoodles@chaos.social

          @North I got a thank you note with a pokemon card from the sellers kid in a package from egypt

          north@chaos.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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          @chipperdoodles that is the cutest shit I ever heard

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          • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

            eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

            China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

            Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

            USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

            Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

            jaseg@chaos.socialJ This user is from outside of this forum
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            @North I once ordered a used ATM pin pad from a Japanese seller and the package included a thank you note along with two beefy TO-220 package BJTs.

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            • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

              eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

              China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

              Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

              USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

              Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

              aud@fire.asta.lgbtA This user is from outside of this forum
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              @North@chaos.social lately, instead of an origami crane, I've instead received hand drawn pictures of Pikachu along with their hand written thank you note

              10/10, would recommend

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              • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

                China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

                Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

                USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

                Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

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                @North 100%, all this.

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                • aud@fire.asta.lgbtA aud@fire.asta.lgbt

                  @North@chaos.social lately, instead of an origami crane, I've instead received hand drawn pictures of Pikachu along with their hand written thank you note

                  10/10, would recommend

                  north@chaos.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @aud That rules

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                  • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                    @aud That rules

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                    @North@chaos.social it happened twice in a row, from two different people!

                    (I had been hunting for vintage camera lenses on ebay and the ones from Japan were cheap as dirt, even with international shipping)

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                    • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                      eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

                      China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

                      Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

                      USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

                      Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

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                      @North Lately I've been getting hand-written notes in ebay orders from US sellers. The last one said "thank you thank you thank you for your order!" in big cursive letters. I feel like a lot of small independent american businesses are suffering right now, and buying from them makes a bigger difference than it used to.

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                      • aud@fire.asta.lgbtA aud@fire.asta.lgbt

                        @North@chaos.social it happened twice in a row, from two different people!

                        (I had been hunting for vintage camera lenses on ebay and the ones from Japan were cheap as dirt, even with international shipping)

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                        @aud I just ordered 4 model kits from different sellers in Japan and I'm very excited to see if this trend continues.

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                        • andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itA andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it

                          @North Lately I've been getting hand-written notes in ebay orders from US sellers. The last one said "thank you thank you thank you for your order!" in big cursive letters. I feel like a lot of small independent american businesses are suffering right now, and buying from them makes a bigger difference than it used to.

                          north@chaos.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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                          @Andres4NY I think that's entirely true. I have received handwritten notes from US sellers, but it seems to kind of depend on what sector they're in. I know that when I ocasionally sell things, I at least try to hand-write a "Thank you" on the packing slip.

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                          • andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itA andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it

                            @North Lately I've been getting hand-written notes in ebay orders from US sellers. The last one said "thank you thank you thank you for your order!" in big cursive letters. I feel like a lot of small independent american businesses are suffering right now, and buying from them makes a bigger difference than it used to.

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                            @North Or maybe I'm buying from unemployed or underemployed americans for whom ebay as a side hustle is keeping their families fed? Either way, huge difference over the past year imo.

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                            • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                              eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

                              China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

                              Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

                              USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

                              Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

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                              @North I think you forgot a few things for the Japanese package: an extra layer of packaging, under which there is an additional layer of packing, under which, for some reason, exists yet another layer of packaging

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                              • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                                eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

                                China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

                                Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

                                USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

                                Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

                                icewolf@masto.brightfur.netI This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @North Can confirm on the Japan one. We got an origami crane with our PS Vita!

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                                • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                                  @aud I just ordered 4 model kits from different sellers in Japan and I'm very excited to see if this trend continues.

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                                  @North @aud a couple of years ago i bought a vintage toyota century model from a Japanese auction and i got a crane, too!

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                                  • chipperdoodles@chaos.socialC chipperdoodles@chaos.social

                                    @North I got a thank you note with a pokemon card from the sellers kid in a package from egypt

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                                    @chipperdoodles @North that's kinda cute

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                                    • octaviaconamore@cutie.cityO octaviaconamore@cutie.city

                                      @North I think you forgot a few things for the Japanese package: an extra layer of packaging, under which there is an additional layer of packing, under which, for some reason, exists yet another layer of packaging

                                      elexia@catcatnya.comE This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      @OctaviaConAmore @North in Japan there's no such thing as too much packaging

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                                      • north@chaos.socialN north@chaos.social

                                        eBay packages as shipped from different regions:

                                        China - ePacket, no packing slip, item miraculously undamaged

                                        Eastern Bloc - World's flimsiest cardboard box, newspaper packing, item got wet at some point

                                        USA - Cardboard box damaged to an improbable degree, bubble wrap and chunks of foam, packing slip generated by some Pitney-Bowes owned software service, "please rate 5 stars"

                                        Japan - Meticulously wrapped, packing slip, hand-written thank you note, origami crane.

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                                        @North yes, anything else from Japan would have seriously surprised me.

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                                        • octaviaconamore@cutie.cityO octaviaconamore@cutie.city

                                          @North I think you forgot a few things for the Japanese package: an extra layer of packaging, under which there is an additional layer of packing, under which, for some reason, exists yet another layer of packaging

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                                          @OctaviaConAmore @Canageek @North oh, it happened in Germany too (from Amazon): plastic packaging, around massive bubblewrap, around more plastic packaging. So secure! Inside: a plastic bowl or some silly thing. 🤦‍♀️

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