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<p>[QUOTE="John Brassey, post: 2740785, member: 15277"]I've been buying on an off on eBay since 1999. I've had a couple of breakages myself despite good packaging - both were large and heavy items. As for purchases I reckon that you get about one in twenty arrive smashed - usually down to bad packing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Once got a rare Minton blue and white platter worth about £500 for £20 and it arrived in ten pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's quite a high rate but if you are buying from personal rather than professional sellers they often have no idea of either fragility or value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Brassey, post: 2740785, member: 15277"]I've been buying on an off on eBay since 1999. I've had a couple of breakages myself despite good packaging - both were large and heavy items. As for purchases I reckon that you get about one in twenty arrive smashed - usually down to bad packing. Once got a rare Minton blue and white platter worth about £500 for £20 and it arrived in ten pieces. It's quite a high rate but if you are buying from personal rather than professional sellers they often have no idea of either fragility or value.[/QUOTE]
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