The full protection stack — sleeves, toploaders, team bags and cardboard — so cards arrive mint.
Packaging is the difference between a five-star sale and a damage dispute. The good news: the method collectors trust is cheap, quick, and the same every time. Pros call it the protection stack.
Cardmine Letter Mail is for eligible low-value raw singles (up to 10 cards domestically, 3 cross-border, subtotal under €15). It is cheap, but it is unforgiving: a toploader alone gets crushed by postal sorting machines. Always do the full cardboard sandwich even in an envelope, and keep the order within the Letter Mail limits.
For orders from €15, graded cards, or larger counts, use tracked shipping — the collector standard of a bubble mailer with tracking. For high-value orders (from €100), use tracked and insured shipping where available so the card is protected end to end.
Wrap the slab in bubble wrap and ship it in a small box that holds it snugly — never a plain envelope, which cracks cases. Graded cards always require tracked shipping.
Sleeve and toploader each card, tape them into a single padded bundle, and fill any gaps so nothing rattles. For bigger orders, step up to a small box.
Good packaging protects the card's condition, your seller rating, and your payout — and it is the single best way to avoid a damage dispute.
