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[ingmar1988]

Tracking and all is fine, but they should not open package. Especially for items that are fragile, a lot of sellers will take way more care packaging it, than some random guy in a shipment center working for minimum wages.

[Madigan]

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[Murtera]

Originally Posted by ingmar1988

Tracking and all is fine, but they should not open package. Especially for items that are fragile, a lot of sellers will take way more care packaging it, than some random guy in a shipment center working for minimum wages.

Right, I agree to a point. Fragile items however are more of a reason to inspect if you ask me. These items have a higher probability of being broken even in the domestic part of shipping. Verifying the item is still intact and not broken before shipping it out is extremely helpful. It prevents buyers from having to deal with it. It also shows that it was in fact the sellers issue that the item was broken. If they did not inspect items beforehand, they could potentially be out a lot of money if the item was broken in the domestic shipping part.

If the item is opened, it is then repacked professionally by the company. If this wasn't done, eBay would lose a lot of money for it. Even with this though, everything isn't perfect. There are bound to be items damaged during shipping eventually.