Can -> US shipping

cradelit

Hey guys,

I assume someone must have this down to an artform by now, but if I am shipping a single famicom or nes cart to the US, what is the best way you guys have found to get a decent rate?  Will they go through letter mail, or light package maybe?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

AllYourBass

You just blew my mind... I was about to post the exact same thread. Not even kidding.



I seem to remember reading about some type of a media mailer used for CDs and such, I was going to ask if anyone knows anything about them.

AllYourBass

Okay. So, I looked it up, and the thing I was thinking of is "light packet".

If you happen to have an NES cart that weighs under 100g, then you can get away with mailing it out for $2.11. But, if you happen to be slightly over 100g, the shipping price doubles. Here's the Canda to USA pricing chart:

This is kind of a bummer, considering NES carts usually weigh between 100g - 110g, so they will generally cost 4.40.

But- I'm pretty sure Famicom carts weigh less than NES carts, so you could get away with mailing one of them to the USA for $2.11.

As for lettermail... I am fairly sure that an NES game in a bubble mailer is too thick to be Lettermail.

cradelit

yeah it has to be less than 2cm thick though..  As far as I could gather, that is the max thickness for light packet. They are pretty close to that even without a bubblemailer

KartKid28

I can usually get away with lettermail, it just barely fits through the the measuring thingy they have at the post office that measures thickness.

Marton

Lettermail only works if you use a non padded enveloppe, you really need to use small packet at $5.25.

stoutguru

You can fit a NES game in a non padded envelope with some paper towel around the game and still fit it through the mail slot without any problems. I don't think I would send any valuable games this way though.

cradelit

Yeah, well if the game is valuable, 5-6$ shipping makes sense.. If it's under 10$ to begin with, it doesn't