Shipping Technics

EpicvsDoomicvsDennicvsEpicvsDoomicvsDennicvs
in Collector's Corner
I'm looking for some new ideas to ship carts. To pack them safe and securely, but also without having to charge people too much. For one cart, I just slip it into a bubble mailer of course. But what about more carts? What about consoles? I shipped an SNES in a flat rate Priority box and that worked out great.

Post pics of your packing jobs.

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  • BattymoBattymo
    I hope Seth doesn't see this topic... I don't need to see another picture of his package...

  • thenickrossthenickross
    I'm pretty new to selling and shipping but I always use a box, and bubble wrap the shit out of cib games. Scott gave me a good tip about shipping out a few carts. it you put the carts in a big bubble mailer(you can probably fit 4-6 in there) then put the bubble mailer in a flat rate envelope, it will only cost $4.80. I have a big fear of sending someone something and it arriving like crap.
  • EpicvsDoomicvsDennicvsEpicvsDoomicvsDennicvs
    Originally posted by: thenickross

     put the carts in a big bubble mailer(you can probably fit 4-6 in there)

    What size bubble mailer exactly?

  • BellaBella
    If i have to ship a nice CIB I put it in one of the box protectors then in a flat small flat rate box. Hopefully that is an ok thing to do. I shipped a box like that to Fris with no complaints.



    Steve and I use the shit out of flat rate boxes. Also if you ship a lot of items you can pack them tight enough to prevent shuffling and pack the open spaces with peanuts or newspaper. BTW you can fit exactly 20 GC, PS2 ect games in a med flat rate.
  • thenickrossthenickross
    These are 10.25x15.5 I believe these are the right size. http://www.royalmailers.com/cart.php You can probably find them cheaper if you shop around.
  • xARSEFACExxARSEFACEx
    I thought this was going to be a thread about turn tables.
  • thenickrossthenickross
    ^ still have my 1200's from childhood
  • EpicvsDoomicvsDennicvsEpicvsDoomicvsDennicvs
    The title does expose my love for vinyl, ha.
  • CUSTOM NES GUYCUSTOM NES GUY
    I hate it when items are shipped to me with open spaces. I always pack every spot with peanuts or newspaper, etc to fill the gaps and provide cushion. When I pick up a box I've packed and try to shuffle it there are no signs of movement inside. Ship in boxes and use plenty of bubble wrap and you'll be fine.
  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    I usually use bubble mailers for single games.

    There are flat rate boxes about the size of a VHS that are perfect for sending individual CIB games.

    For 3-12 loose carts, I use empty soda boxes (the long 12 can ones). They work nice for fitting carts in them and I drink a ton of soda.

    For systems, it's usally cheapest to use a Medium Flat Rate Box.

    As stated, always fill in the space. You want a tight fit so things don't move around.
  • ihavethatpmaihavethatpma
    I received a box of games the other day from a member here that had no packaging at all. There was something like 60-70 games sitting in a box big enough to fit 140 games, and let me say this again, NO packaging at all. When the mail lady handed me the box she said that it sounded like they were broken, but that sound was just the carts slapping against each other each time the box was moved.



    Is this a proper shipping technique? I really hope the rest of you are smart enough to package your items better. Somehow my seller has a few dozen positive feedbacks, which amazes me.



    I take the free classified ads, town newsletters and stuff like that from WinCo for packaging material, and I use #0 bubble envelopes for 1-2 games, flat rate envelopes for 3-6 games, and usually flat rate boxes for larger lots.
  • !damage!!damage!
    Originally posted by: xARSEFACEx

    I thought this was going to be a thread about turn tables.



    I thought he wanted advice for shipping legos
  • galacticlintgalacticlint
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  • pats1717pats1717
    Originally posted by: thenickross

    I'm pretty new to selling and shipping but I always use a box, and bubble wrap the shit out of cib games. Scott gave me a good tip about shipping out a few carts. it you put the carts in a big bubble mailer(you can probably fit 4-6 in there) then put the bubble mailer in a flat rate envelope, it will only cost $4.80. I have a big fear of sending someone something and it arriving like crap.


    Thanks for the props you can fit 8 carts in a bubble mailer and then into a flat rate envelope!


  • cradelitcradelit
    If you have a standard sized technics, you can get those dj kits that protect them pretty well. Otherwise you pretty much need the original box and foam for them.. They are fragile. image
  • choppyfieldchoppyfield
    For loose carts (5 or more): I wrap them in cling wrap to make them tight together then wrap a piece of packing tape around it. Then line the box with bubble wrap then put the carts in there, then fill in the gaps with newspaper to make the whole contraption tight.

    For CIB: Wrap the whole box with some bubble wrap with tape then set it in a box with packing peanuts.
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