Your absolutely right on the Postage issue!!! I super-collect Roger Clemens and for the last 24+yrs I've used PWE's with minimal postage. I've got 3300 different Clemens so, I would imagine I've done some 2000+mailings. If I had started this collection 5yrs ago, the mailing fees would cost me a fortune! Everyone wants to charge $2.49 to mail 1 card!!!????!!! I cannot buy a $2 card for $1+$2.49 postage!!!!!! If I'm able to make a bid on a $2,3,4 card I will reduce my bid by $2(unnecessary postage) which will cause my bid to be rejected. Why would anybody buy a $2(bv) card for $4.49???? Collectors need to be aware that the PWE is cost effective and it works!!!!! I have only ONCE, in all these years, received a damaged envelope and that was because it was too thick(card was not damaged). 1 card in a PWE -security envelope- with 1 sheet of paper to cover the card in a plastic cover is not too thick for machineable mail. As many have stated, I too believe its greed when it comes to postage. I've asked sellers if I could send them an ASAP or if they could reduce the postage and use an PWE and they simply say, no! Also, it never ceases to amaze me when I receive 1 card in a bubble pack mailer with $2.49 postage!! They also had to pay for the mailer!!! We need to make everyone we buy or trade with aware of this as I'm sure there are those that simply don't know. Lets keep Baseball Collecting a Hobby and keep costs to a minimum for all! Rich