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Jewel cases
Monday, March 10th, 2008 03:15 pmA word of advice for anyone thinking about buying CD jewel cases from eBay – it’s probably not worth the effort.
Having spent a couple of weeks fruitlessly trying to find a retailer that sells double CD cases, I gave up and bought some off eBay, dirt cheap. And that’s what I got: dirt cheap CD cases. They are a bit too flimsy for comfort, though once they are properly reassembled with CD sleeves etc put in them, they should do the job. I can’t see me needing to dismantle them a second time.
Twenty-five jewel cases for £4.50 including p&p seems like a bargain, but when more than 20% of the cases are broken – in some instances, shattered – it’s less of a bargain. I mean, 23p each is hardly a rip off, but it’s the principle of the thing: they were sold at the heady price of 18p each. That said, I can’t tell if the damage was done by the post office or not. I think maybe 5 of the 6 were post office mishandling – they were all at the same end of the package, but one was from the middle.
Oh well, caveat emptor as they say.
I’ve emailed the vendor but not heard back yet. I expect that it will be neutral feedback with a note.
Having spent a couple of weeks fruitlessly trying to find a retailer that sells double CD cases, I gave up and bought some off eBay, dirt cheap. And that’s what I got: dirt cheap CD cases. They are a bit too flimsy for comfort, though once they are properly reassembled with CD sleeves etc put in them, they should do the job. I can’t see me needing to dismantle them a second time.
Twenty-five jewel cases for £4.50 including p&p seems like a bargain, but when more than 20% of the cases are broken – in some instances, shattered – it’s less of a bargain. I mean, 23p each is hardly a rip off, but it’s the principle of the thing: they were sold at the heady price of 18p each. That said, I can’t tell if the damage was done by the post office or not. I think maybe 5 of the 6 were post office mishandling – they were all at the same end of the package, but one was from the middle.
Oh well, caveat emptor as they say.
I’ve emailed the vendor but not heard back yet. I expect that it will be neutral feedback with a note.
