Darth_Raichu Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 When my order just arrived in a box perfectly sized for my outgoing shipment 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I love it when I have to change out my tape gun multiple times per week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcommando14 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Today I'm buying shipping boxes for the first time. I have bigger sets to send in and need double-walls, so I'm forced to buy boxes. And this makes me very happy. Tomorrow also marks 1-year since I created by BP account just to see the threads for SAH BF deals. Here I am, 800+ posts later... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 48 minutes ago, Sfcommando14 said: Today I'm buying shipping boxes for the first time. I have bigger sets to send in and need double-walls, so I'm forced to buy boxes. And this makes me very happy. Tomorrow also marks 1-year since I created by BP account just to see the threads for SAH BF deals. Here I am, 800+ posts later... One piece of advice, buy correct sized boxes, even if they are more expensive you will save a crap ton of time when packaging, I took the cheap option and only bought one size box, and it is an absolute pain cutting the box up to size, I wish I just paid few pennies more and got correct size and avoid the whole cutting box scenario. I also ship double wall boxes for most "big" sets i.e. UCS / Modulars size etc As again it is worth paying more for piece of mind knowing those sets are extra protected. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mhd747 said: One piece of advice, buy correct sized boxes, even if they are more expensive you will save a crap ton of time when packaging, I took the cheap option and only bought one size box, and it is an absolute pain cutting the box up to size, I wish I just paid few pennies more and got correct size and avoid the whole cutting box scenario. I also ship double wall boxes for most "big" sets i.e. UCS / Modulars size etc As again it is worth paying more for piece of mind knowing those sets are extra protected. I agree, I basically have 4 main sizes: 35x35x8cm - "Pizza Box" (Eg. CITY helicopters & Scooby Doo Mystery Machine) - 15p each 45x35x12cm single wall - 2/3 height Royal Mail Small Parcel (Eg. CITY vehicles, Doctor Who, Ecto1, TBBT & WALL-E) - 15p each as I bought 1,000 of them! 61x45x16cm double wall - 1/3 height Royal Mail Medium Parcel (Eg. Trains, Large CITY & medium Technic) - 60p each 75x60x20cm heavy duty double wall - Too big for Royal Mail (expensive anyway) so I use various couriers like DPD/Yodel (Eg. Modulars, Large Technic & UCS) - £3 each Trust me... double-walled boxes are the minimum for large sets as no courier will care for the set any more than you do! If you have custom boxes made, it's worth ordering as many as you can store to keep costs down. I do get given some PC, laptop & monitor boxes which are great. I also keep all scrunched up kraft paper, old newspapers, air-bags, loose fill (like the tasteless Wotsits!) and bubble-wrap so it's cheap enough to fill in any gaps in the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, Mhd747 said: One piece of advice, buy correct sized boxes, even if they are more expensive you will save a crap ton of time when packaging, I took the cheap option and only bought one size box, and it is an absolute pain cutting the box up to size, I wish I just paid few pennies more and got correct size and avoid the whole cutting box scenario. I also ship double wall boxes for most "big" sets i.e. UCS / Modulars size etc As again it is worth paying more for piece of mind knowing those sets are extra protected. It really depends on what kind of sets you've purchased to resell, but what I did was make a spreadsheet with all the box sizes. HxWxL From there, I used some Excel math magic to round up to full numbers and then picked four sizes that generally fit most of what I have fairly well. FWIW I picked these sizes (all in inches) but wish I had some that fit Raptor Escape and other square boxes better. 24x20x4 24x16x4 20x12x3 12x8x3 I don't bother with double-walled boxes since generally all of my big sets are sold in Canada and the biggies more often locally. In the past, for some more expensive sets I've sold in bulk, I buy the individual moving boxes which have a much higher crush rating and create a double wall myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I love it when the QFLLs sell a 60080 Spaceport on eBay for only £32 posted when they can be more patient and get >£60 + P&P next year like I will be - idiots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minicoopers11 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 18 minutes ago, gregpj said: It really depends on what kind of sets you've purchased to resell, but what I did was make a spreadsheet with all the box sizes. HxWxL From there, I used some Excel math magic to round up to full numbers and then picked four sizes that generally fit most of what I have fairly well. FWIW I picked these sizes (all in inches) but wish I had some that fit Raptor Escape and other square boxes better. 24x20x4 24x16x4 20x12x3 12x8x3 I don't bother with double-walled boxes since generally all of my big sets are sold in Canada and the biggies more often locally. In the past, for some more expensive sets I've sold in bulk, I buy the individual moving boxes which have a much higher crush rating and create a double wall myself. 15x15x4 is good for the large square sets, if a little big for the smaller squares (Raptor Escape). Right now I'm using 24x16x4 for the large squares, but will order the 15x15 when a Staples deal rolls around again... If you deal in small sets, I think 8x6x4 is absolutely essential! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Well, all these KMart SYWR deals over the past week got me lots of LEGO. I was out to lunch and my truck battery is dying. At least I had enough points banked to pay for a battery, now I'm off to Sears. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud-Flipper Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I love chopping fruit in the produce department for the grocery store I just got a job at. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 All of my pre-thanksgiving shipments are done, Time to relax & enjoy the next 24 hours 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 All of my pre-thanksgiving shipments are done, Time to relax & enjoy the next 24 hours Not me. Got a couple of orders overnight so they'll get processed tonight and go out on Friday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Alpinemaps said: Not me. Got a couple of orders overnight so they'll get processed tonight and go out on Friday. Heh I got 2 orders between then and now. They can wait till Friday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozei Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Love it when a very well known individual buys from my BL store!Love it even more when I get to watch my mailer with parts opened in video!:-) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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feed Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 NORAD Santa tracker: http://www.noradsanta.org/ (it is a bit resource hungry if you’re using an old or low spec machine) Merry Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) Live feed of an eagle nest. one egg hatched already one to go http://dickpritchettrealestate.com/eagle-feed.html Edited January 1, 2017 by brickcrazyhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzaluna Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Love it when a very well known individual buys from my BL store!Love it even more when I get to watch my mailer with parts opened in video!:-)Jang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious_george Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I love it when I order 2 x 75915 pteranodon from LEGO Shop at Home...... and they send me 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnitb Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Furious_george said: I love it when I order 2 x 75915 pteranodon from LEGO Shop at Home...... and they send me 4. Hehehe nice Christmas gifts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Furious_george said: I love it when I order 2 x 75915 pteranodon from LEGO Shop at Home...... and they send me 4. The 3 interns who were executed for the mistake may not have shared your sentiment. I wonder if Oz will be served by the Chinese factory now, logistically it would make more sense. Do you get the US style boxes with part number or the Euro ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious_george Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Here's an American version and the one we normally get. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Conflicted on where to put this. I love it that my son still watches Star Wars Clone Wars the series. I hate it that he keeps asking for toys they don't make anymore. I'm glad I picked up a few extra regular clone blasters and Rex's pistols. Now he wants this and it's $250+ from anyone NIB. Used it is! Spoiled kids... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcommando14 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 34 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Conflicted on where to put this. I love it that my son still watches Star Wars Clone Wars the series. I hate it that he keeps asking for toys they don't make anymore. I'm glad I picked up a few extra regular clone blasters and Rex's pistols. Now he wants this and it's $250+ from anyone NIB. Used it is! Spoiled kids... When my daughter was two, she watched a youtube video with this constantly. She loved it and it was the only thing she wanted for her birthday. $160 later (congrats to that ebay seller), she got her $20 Play Doh set. That was my first experience with the crazy prices of retired toys. And now here I am https://www.amazon.com/Play-Doh-Cookie-Monster-Letter-Lunch/dp/B0043WCH3Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484084013&sr=8-1&keywords=play+doh+cookie+monster 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KvHulk Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 My boy is visiting this week! He'll be home in several hours. I haven't seen him since just after basic training, 2+ years ago. At 24 he think he's the ****. I'm gonna drink the boy under the table tonight. I love it! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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