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Originally posted by oneofchaos:
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Do you use the tight card sleeves in a normal sleeve? How about using the tight ones in a binder?

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Won the draft with slivers

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Originally posted by Heresy19:
Yup for doublesleeving, but no for binder.

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Something like this work optimally?

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
For being a 1-2 dollar card, there sure aren't a lot of people who have 4x Breaking/Entering on their havelist, let alone more than 1. And if they do, it's usually a list without a globe on it. Sigh.

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Originally posted by caquaa:
Breaking/Entering has value? I'm not sure how, it was the promo card. I've got at least a set of the promos given to me and I'm sure my bulk contains a few as well. They're just too terrible to list is all. Not sure they'd be worth the cost of shipping ><

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I know, but I'd rather pay for shipping than to buy them, which is probably even more expensive if shipped regular. Plus, I enjoy trading, small trades are the best .

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Originally posted by oneofchaos:
Something like this work optimally?

http://www.trollandtoad.com/p324659.html

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Yeah if you wanna bring the duals and stuff to trade at the LGS it's the best binder for sure, but just to keep them safe at home I'd rather put them in a regular binder in a small fireproof/waterproof safe

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Originally posted by stab107:
I really wish there was an icon for US only as we have for International trading. Maybe a little US flag or something?

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Yes, and when you browse over the link to the list you'll hear the national anthem.. Don't think it's necessary, the lack of the globe should be enough to indicate it's US only, although I find that a lot of those people that say US only, if you make a good enough offer and choose your words right, will still trade overseas.

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Originally posted by Heresy19:
Edit: stab107, wouldn't US only traders find it annoying going on your list and found out you're actually from Canada? :P

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Well, yeah :P. It's more for me because I get annoyed when the 6th rule down the list is US only. If there was an icon I would not have had to read all those rules that are now of no use to me at all.

Anyway, more of a minor irritation than a true need.

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Originally posted by stab107:
Well, yeah :P. It's more for me because I get annoyed when the 6th rule down the list is US only. If there was an icon I would not have had to read all those rules that are now of no use to me at all.

Anyway, more of a minor irritation than a true need.

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I know. Big irritation for me, especially when there are great trades that one can do with the other. Now, you're from Canada, visit my list and let's trade! Or are you one of those guys that says 'Canadians only?'

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Originally posted by stab107:
I really wish there was an icon for US only as we have for International trading. Maybe a little US flag or something?

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international traders are free ups

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Care to check my list sir?

My only problem is that sending a package is like nearly $8, and no one wants to pay more than $2 and tries to negotiate. Which is why I put a clause on my rules that shipping will be at cost for international, though I tend to bed that rule

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Originally posted by jbark:
All of my international deals cost ~$3 for a padded envelope. How do you get $8?

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Originally posted by jbark:
FMCI large padded envelope is how I ship internationally with out tracking. Its cost me $2.25-$3.75 and i dont need to fill out a customs form. Very simple way to ship. And I use the small padded envelopes from Walmart.

Registered is $12-$15 if I need tracking.

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Originally posted by Heresy19:
AEther Storm : I traded with you more than once :P The ''Canadians only'' clause on my list is mainly for the USA. I've had less trouble in 10 years with international traders than in 3 months with US traders :/

Care to check my list sir?

P.S. By trouble with US trades I mean: 3 enveloppes that I simply couldn't get because the borders charged me 30$+ each, 2 ''lost'' packages with the same trader, 2 backed out after exchanging adresses and finally one package was returned to me for ''adress does not exist'' :/

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LOL, I didn't know on whose list it was, apparantly yours.

It almost seems like US residents are afraid of non-US residents, as if the mail system falters when crossing the ocean. Sure, it costs (a little, see posts above) more, but make it a bigger trade then.

I already checked out your list, there's nothing there .
I'll check again

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Originally posted by Sovarius:
I don't like to receive cards from out of country, just because of the wait. I don't believe anyone has every had a problem receiving from me in another country.

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Depending on the country, that's horsepoo. I've been here for a long, LONG time and have traded over 2000 times all over the world (excluding Antarctica). I've completed trades to the US (both ways!) on several occassions within 3 days. More often than not I get compliments on how fast the trade went and that they didn't expect it to be this quick.
On average, I think mail arrives roughly at the same time as if it were a domestic parcel, but it depends on the sender (do they send out the day they say they do) and the country (some countries have slower mail systems).

EDIT: Heresy, checked your list, I was right, there's nothing there (for me ). I have 4 Ravagers though if I'm not mistaken, CML.

EDIT 2: Just checked the replies to my list, holy cow you're already there!

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
It almost seems like US residents are afraid of non-US residents, as if the mail system falters when crossing the ocean. Sure, it costs (a little, see posts above) more, but make it a bigger trade then

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Originally posted by caquaa:
Beyond costs of shipping, there is also convenience. I can print shipping from home and drop it in the mail instead of finding time to stop by a post office. THe shipping printed from home also includes DC, something that is typically expensive for US buyers to acquire for international mail ($12.5 + postage ~= $15). Maybe some new info will come out of that E-Delivery confirmation post that slurpee posted, but I'm a tad too lazy to do the research right now.

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Being able to print shipping from home sounds bliss to me.

To compare, shipping to US costs me roughly 2.5/3 dollars on a small trade. Registered costs me about 22 dollars, but it doesn't do any good because the US and the Netherlands don't have some agreement regarding the mail. Meaning as soon as my envelope leaves the country, I can't track it online anymore. The postoffice can track it but it takes (a lot of) time.

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Originally posted by jbark:
All of my international deals cost ~$3 for a padded envelope. How do you get $8?

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It costs $2 to do bubble on domestic. You're saying it only costs $1 more for them to ship to some other country?

You're gaming the system or have someone behind the counter gaming it for you. More power to you.

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
It almost seems like US residents are afraid of non-US residents, as if the mail system falters when crossing the ocean. Sure, it costs (a little, see posts above) more, but make it a bigger trade then.

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I just did a trade for +$100 to Denmark. It was for very specific cards so it was worth it for us both. It cost $15 for me to ship. I'll gladly do int'l trades provided the MOTL'er send first (since I have many more refs normally) and he's okay with regular mail going both ways.

I understand the frustrations of int'l MOTL'ers but you have to consider that most trades on MOTL are for easy to find cards and aren't even +$50, it's easy to see why most MOTL'ers don't do int'l. It has nothing to do with whether or not people trust the mail (even if the say they don't trust mail).

Just going by the BTA's, it's obvious that domestic mail service is crap. How can we ever trust int'l mail?

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Originally posted by jbark:
Yes FMCI large padded envelope is USPS. Go and ask for it on a 6x4 or what ever the small Walmart bubble mailers are. The cost is going to be around $3. I had a post office worker find this as I wanted a cheaper way to ship. And I have shipped to many motlers with no issue in the last 3 months. Austria, Canada, Netherlands, Croatia, China, Singapore, Japan, Argentina, England, Germany...

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