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I'm going to be sending a few trading cards through the mail...the cards themselves are not at all valuable and if they get lost in the mail, I won't be upset, but from a protection standpoint, to keep from bending, what might be the recommended way to send them? I use thick toploaders in my collection, but i'm afraid that it might rip open the envelope (we all know that the postal service isn't exactly gentle with anything). Any suggestions?

I've sent many trading cards to celebs through the mail in a plain envelope, and I've never had one come back bent or damaged.

Yeah I just send them in a plain envelope with no protection at all. I have gotten a few hundred back with only one being damaged.

You could put "Do Not Bend" on the envelope and use cardboard, but I have never gotten back a damged card.

It really is better to just take your chances. I have gotten cards back damaged or creased a few times, but that's the way it goes. I have heard of people sending cards in toploaders and getting them back with the toploader -- not the card -- signed. So just send the card unprotected or put an index card or a piece of cardboard inside the return envelope if you want.

I put a piece of cardboard, usually from a cereal box, in my SASE. This sometime prevents bending, but not always.

I've sent 1000s. Can't recall any being damaged