I traded a knife recently. When my package got to the recipient, the box had been opened and the knife taken out, so the guy I was trading with got a postal box with an empty knife box inside. He was understandably upset and at first accused me of cheating him. After settling down and looking, he realized that one side of the Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box was torn open and the side of the Spyderco Box inside was torn open, too.
I filed an insurance claim and while it took about a month from my original ship date, I got a check today. What I concluded is that I made it too easy to steal. Thieves are thieves, but they usually take the easy route.
If the knife box inside was wrapped in bubble wrap and tape, instead of loose paper, no one could have seen what was inside by simply tearing and end of the box. If I taped the whole package, as I normally do, no one could have torn it open. The thief would have need a knife. If I used a bigger cardboard box, the thief would have had to rummage around inside. Tools and rummaging attract attention. The way it was done took no tools and 10 seconds.
Merry Christmas.
I filed an insurance claim and while it took about a month from my original ship date, I got a check today. What I concluded is that I made it too easy to steal. Thieves are thieves, but they usually take the easy route.
If the knife box inside was wrapped in bubble wrap and tape, instead of loose paper, no one could have seen what was inside by simply tearing and end of the box. If I taped the whole package, as I normally do, no one could have torn it open. The thief would have need a knife. If I used a bigger cardboard box, the thief would have had to rummage around inside. Tools and rummaging attract attention. The way it was done took no tools and 10 seconds.
Merry Christmas.
