Materials guide for LEGO selling & shipping including postage box sizes

[thekragle]

I sold a set and turns out I do not have a 24x20x6 box. (thought I did)

I ordered some but delivery is not until mid next week.

anyone know a place that sells this size local? (I tried Office max / Depot, Fed Ex, target, and even ace hardware)

or a hack to create one out of other boxes?

thank you all.

[amtrak23]

15 minutes ago, thekragle said:

I sold a set and turns out I do not have a 24x20x6 box. (thought I did)

I ordered some but delivery is not until mid next week.

anyone know a place that sells this size local? (I tried Office max / Depot, Fed Ex, target, and even ace hardware)

or a hack to create one out of other boxes?

thank you all.

Just fold down the flaps of a 24x20x4 on top of a scrap or flat of 24x20. Or if you really want to waste money use two 24x20x4, lid style.

[ISO8T0]

12 hours ago, thekragle said:

I sold a set and turns out I do not have a 24x20x6 box. (thought I did)

I ordered some but delivery is not until mid next week.

anyone know a place that sells this size local? (I tried Office max / Depot, Fed Ex, target, and even ace hardware)

or a hack to create one out of other boxes?

thank you all.

couple of 'local' options.

Uhaul: Medium Electronics box. (24x24x20)
Home Depot:  XL (24x20x21)

[thekragle]

Thank you for the suggestions.

I wound up turning a 24x19x16 box from Walmart into a 25x20x9 via cardboard origami. 

(So $2.10 for the box, elbow grease, and two bad knees.....   I wouldn't want to do this again though!)

PS: A Orthanc Tower with air pillows on the top and bottom of set. 9lbs.

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by thekragle
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[maestro]

I'm in process of selling a brand new Orthanc too

[oneknightr]

My post is a little off topic but I was hoping I can gain some advice from you fellow BP'ers. 

I'm selling a rather large box. It's 23"x20"x18" and weighs 21lbs. I'd like to double box it to protect the original shipping box. 

Any advice on buying a big and box and customizing it to wrap around the original shipper? Do I need to buy one of those rolling cutter tools I've seen mentioned here before? Thanks in advance for any advice. 

Edited April 21, 2024 by oneknightr

[Bricklectic]

31 minutes ago, oneknightr said:

My post is a little off topic but I was hoping I can gain some advice from you fellow BP'ers. 

I'm selling a rather large box. It's 23"x20"x18" and weighs 21lbs. I'd like to double box it to protect the original shipping box. 

Any advice on buying a big and box and customizing it to wrap around the original shipper? Do I need to buy one of those rolling cutter tools I've seen mentioned here before? Thanks in advance for any advice. 

Home depot 24 x 20 x 21 should be a near perfect fit. Double wall for extreme protection.

[airhanny]

Any suggestions to buy bubble wraps for good price?

[exciter1]

11 hours ago, airhanny said:

Any suggestions to buy bubble wraps for good price?

I usually just look for some cheap stuff on EBay.

[oneknightr]

On 4/21/2024 at 11:16 AM, Bricklectic said:

Home depot 24 x 20 x 21 should be a near perfect fit. Double wall for extreme protection.

Damn near perfect fit, and only $3.50! Thank you again!

[raindog]

10 hours ago, exciter1 said:

Any suggestions to buy bubble wraps for good price?

Not bubble wrap but, if you live near an actual (paper) newspaper office then almost all will sell you their paper end rolls for $1-2.  There is a ton on plain white newspaper left on those tubes and make great dunnage when wadded up.  Three rolls, like in the photo below, would last you hundreds, if not thousands, of packaging.  Not bad for under $5.  Many big Amazon resellers use these as it is so much cheaper than bubble wrap.  Buy directly from the newspaper if you live near one.  Many people buy up all they can and then mark them up to $10+ a roll online.


    
 

[airhanny]

Great advice. 

How do you look for these paper/newspaper offices in Google map?

[exciter1]

2 hours ago, raindog said:

Not bubble wrap but, if you live near an actual (paper) newspaper office then almost all will sell you their paper end rolls for $1-2.  There is a ton on plain white newspaper left on those tubes and make great dunnage when wadded up.  Three rolls, like in the photo below, would last you hundreds, if not thousands, of packaging.  Not bad for under $5.  Many big Amazon resellers use these as it is so much cheaper than bubble wrap.  Buy directly from the newspaper if you live near one.  Many people buy up all they can and then mark them up to $10+ a roll online.


    
 

I'll have to try that. I do use paper as the primary packing, but still occasionally use bubble wrap for certain collectibles along with paper. We still have a local newspaper, so this may be an option.

[melting]

On 4/21/2024 at 9:02 PM, airhanny said:

Any suggestions to buy bubble wraps for good price?

https://www.americanbubbleboy.com/  

[joch29]

I'm probably the last to know this, I usually try to minimize weight to get the cheapest rate. YMMV but, just realize when the first cheapest rate is usps priority mail under a pound (14 oz), increase it to 1 pound and you may get usps ground advantage which in my case was $3 cheaper.

[pharmjod]

The new UPS saver shipping labels aren't printing correctly on my zebra from Amazon print connect. Everything else seems to be working though. Anyone else have this issue?

[gmpirate]

50 minutes ago, pharmjod said:

The new UPS saver shipping labels aren't printing correctly on my zebra from Amazon print connect. Everything else seems to be working though. Anyone else have this issue?

Mine don't either.  The appear to print for a smaller label.

[ISO8T0]

53 minutes ago, pharmjod said:

The new UPS saver shipping labels aren't printing correctly on my zebra from Amazon print connect. Everything else seems to be working though. Anyone else have this issue?

Worked fine for me yesterday. 
Temp workaround: If you close Amazon print connect it will bring up the label in a small window. Right click just to the right of the label and it will give you the option to print.
 

[exciter1]

Well, I didn't even know what Amazon Print Connect was until I just now looked it up.

[ISO8T0]

27 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

Well, I didn't even know what Amazon Print Connect was until I just now looked it up.

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