Materials guide for LEGO selling & shipping

Many members have asked for a centralized place where they can go for shipping box information. I'm going to pin this post and update it as new information is provided. I just want to take a few minutes and thank those who wrote the following articles. They are still very good reference materials for the LEGO storage and shipping process. I may develop this into a blog article eventually.

Fcbarcelona101's : Selling LEGO : Basic Materials Guide
Mos Eisley 's : LEGO Storage Wars

Incompetech's Catalog of Amazon.com Box Sizes - (thanks No More Monkeys)

Amazon Boxes Sorted list by length - courtesy of pstebbing

I've scoured the forums and here is a list of box sizes with basic set information:

Boxes:
24x20x8 : Super Star Destroyer; Death Star, Roller Coaster, UCS Sandcrawler, Assembly Square
24x20x6 : Thicker sets like Town Hall, Tower Bridge
24x16x6 - 60052 Cargo Train, R2-D2, Maersk Line Triple-E, 7939 Cargo Train
24x16x4 - Helm's Deep, Vampyre Castle, Black Pearl, Friends Riding Camp, Parisian Restaurant, High Speed Passenger Train, Jabba's Palace, Downtown Diner
24x20x4 : Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, Imperial Shuttle, Haunted House, Palace Cinema, Fire Brigade
24x14x4 : Dolphin Cruiser, Coast Guard Patrol
24x4x12 - Dolphin Cruiser, Coast Guard Patrol
20x16x4 - Volkswagen Camper Van, Olivia's House, Sonic Raider, Sopwith, Creator Bike Shop, Batcave, Quinjet, Moria & Ambush
20x16x6 : Thicker sets like the Republic Gunship; City Cargo Plane
20x14x4 : Attack on Weathertop, Hulk 's Helicarrier Breakout, X-Wing 9493, Black Gate
16x16x4 : Gungan Sub, Pre Viszla, Tie Fighter
16x10x4 : Council of Elrond, Desert Skiff, City Grand Prix Truck
16x10x6 : Thicker sets like Creator Family House, Hillside House
15x12x4 : Funhouse, Orc Forge, Tumbler Chase, Daily Bugle Showdown, Hulk Lab Smash
12x12x4 : Uruk Hai Army, City Cargo Truck, Creator Treehouse, City Fire Emergency
11-3/4x8-3/4x4-3/4 : Wolverine Chopper, Arctic Batman, Power Armor Lex, Droid Escape, Cloud Cuckoo Palace
12x8x3 - Battle Packs, CA Avenging Cycle, Catwoman, Gandalf Arrives, Holiday sets
10x8x4 : Battle Packs, CA Avenging Cycle, Catwoman, Gandalf Arrives, Holiday sets

Envelopes:
4x8 : Minifigs & small polybags
6x9 : Polybags small & larger
10.5 x 16 : Larger shipments of 3 x polybags or more

Packing Tape : buy in bulk or on sale : you can throw some in during a Staples coupon promotion to get up to free shipping
Walmart.com Duck Brand Packaging Tape
http://www.staples.com/Staples-Standard-Grade-Packaging-Tape-Clear-189-x-110-yds-6-Rolls/product_380107

Retailers:
Uline.com : holiday sale starts first part of November (usually 30% off)
Staples.com : use coupon promotions - $10 off $30, $20 off $75, free shipping over $60
Walmart.com
USPS Priority Mail (free boxes at USPS.com)

 

Michigan Box Company:

Flat Boxes 18"-23" L  (thanks pstebbing)

GBE Packaging (thanks pstebbing)
 

PackingSupplies.com

http://www.packaging...ated_boxes.html     (thanks pstebbing)

 

Bubble Wrap:
3/16" thick x 350' ft x 12" wide - eBay

 

Sams Club

3/16" - 12"x240' $12.98 (In store) ($.05/LF) (thanks pstebbing)

I like to use large and small retailer plastic bags to wrap items in, even after I bubble wrap it.

For battle packs and even small sets, I sometimes use Wal-Mart, Target, or plastic bags from any store. Additional packing isn 't really needed. Usually like 2 bags on bottom, one to wrap the item, and two bags on top. Make sure to cover the corners of the item real nice to provide extra padding.

Rule of thumb : ship & pack all of your items the same way you 'd like to receive items you've purchased.

Shipping Paper:
Collect it when you receive shipments.
http://www.amazon.com/Pratt-Multipurpose-Packaging-KPR30241200R-Length/dp/B00AI652CM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408061459&sr=8-1&keywords=pratt+kraft+paper+1200?

Shipping Labels & Printers:
Dymo 450 & Dymo 400
Brother QL-700

DoNotInsertIntoMouth's : How to setup your label printer for shipping on eBay


Feel free to post a follow-up or point out anything I missed. I 'll update it with what everyone wants added. I hope this is helpful.

stumbled across shelf of  clearance 8 pack 880 yd of duck packaging tape for $7 at walmart tonight - looked it up and it looks like almost a  system wide deal. some stores have it for $4-5 dollar for 8 pack.  a few have it for $11.

sku: 160513255

Edited October 16, 20178 yr by cladner

eBay Shipping Supplies

$25 coupon with a Basic Store subscription towards purchases from the eBay Shipping Supplies store (user ID: ebayshippingsupplies). Each coupon is limited to one use per quarter.

 

any staples coupons out there for packing supplies?  need to buy and send a ton of boxes to amazon

 

Here's Ulines Box Sale, Sale starts today and last until 1/14/18

 

https://mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/message?sMid=0&fid=Inbox&fidx=1&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&filterBy=&ac=hDZa6ZclKILsFs192d5gLffoXbA-&.rand=174428638&midIndex=0&mid=ANzN2goAAF1FWfhuuwcv2E1ynZw&fromId=&blockimages=0

 

 

Thanks for the heads up.

Here's an alternate link: https://www.uline.com/Product/GuidedNav?t=301310

Minimum order of 100 kills it for me. Although I do like the quality of Uline boxes.

Anyone got a link or a place where they get 6 x10 bubble mailers in bulk.  I bought a 100 a while ago and I am about to run out.  Got that batch from Amazon but the quality wasn't that great.  

Anyone got a link or a place where they get 6 x10 bubble mailers in bulk.  I bought a 100 a while ago and I am about to run out.  Got that batch from Amazon but the quality wasn't that great.  

I usually buy from EBay, but it’s been a long time.

If you have an eBay store, they throw out a $25 coupon every quarter for shipping supplies, including bubble mailers; but they have the eBay name and logo on them.

Any new/good links for bigger/longer set boxes?  Thank for any help

Any new/good links for bigger/longer set boxes?  Thank for any help

Home Depot has 18x18x24 and 22x22x22.

Any new/good links for bigger/longer set boxes?  Thank for any help

Uline.com

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Staples still sells boxes. I bought some on EBay recently using coupons.

What's the best box from Uline to ship the Quantum Explorer set?

 

NVM, I see all the info on the first page!

Edited July 9, 20187 yr by thelovemachine

Anyone in the UK know of a supplier of boxes for large sets like the Palace Cinema and such-like? Looking for something approx' 24x20x6 inches as that covers most larger sets but also allows to pad out well for slightly smaller sets. Was looking at the Lil G30 but they're too small for the slightly taller sets. Any help appreciated

6 hours ago, BarryZola said:

Anyone in the UK know of a supplier of boxes for large sets like the Palace Cinema and such-like? Looking for something approx' 24x20x6 inches as that covers most larger sets but also allows to pad out well for slightly smaller sets. Was looking at the Lil G30 but they're too small for the slightly taller sets. Any help appreciated

I use the Lil K30: https://www.lilpackaging.com/double-wall-cardboard-boxes-strong-cardboard-boxes

There are several folds to reduce the depth.

Altogether I use:

K30 for the largest sets (Firehouse HQ, BWE)
G30 for next tier (CLAAS, High Speed Passenger Train)
CPL45 (Krennics Shuttle, Spiderman Bridge Battle)
G10 (Poes X Wing, Winter sets)
E4 (Telehandler, Ecto-1)
E1 (Eiffel Tower, Carbon freezing chamber)

6 hours ago, John82 said:

I use the Lil K30: https://www.lilpackaging.com/double-wall-cardboard-boxes-strong-cardboard-boxes

There are several folds to reduce the depth.

Altogether I use:

K30 for the largest sets (Firehouse HQ, BWE)
G30 for next tier (CLAAS, High Speed Passenger Train)
CPL45 (Krennics Shuttle, Spiderman Bridge Battle)
G10 (Poes X Wing, Winter sets)
E4 (Telehandler, Ecto-1)
E1 (Eiffel Tower, Carbon freezing chamber)

Cheers mate. Bought some G30's in the end, but will have a look at the k30s now as will defo need some bigger ones also. Very helpful post

I now use ACS Direct and have double-walled custom-made boxes for large/medium sets and I use Staples for A3/A4 sized boxes, you'll need to call them to get a good deal. A decent 500x400x100mm and 550x350x100mm  box is impossible to find off the peg. I find that LiL quality has nosedived since the flaps no longer line up properly. I now join forces with other eBayers selling different items and buy boxes by the pallet for peanuts each.

For modulars, join forces with others on here who live close and get ACS Direct to deliver a pallet that you can split. I used 600x500x140mm (OK for Collect+) which allowed for a double-layer of small bubble-wrap and a layer of corrugated card on top/bottom. I threw a packed Pet Shop down the stairs when having a tantrum one day and it was totally unscathed.

Staples have been clearing a lot of boxes and most of them good quality, pulled in about 500 in total of assorted  sizes last week .

Might still be some worthwhile sizes left.

Any links?

Staples 

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That reminds me... Staples UK have some good deals currently along with cashback/vouchers on www. I recently had 50x 600x400x100mm boxes, 50x 400x200x100mm boxes and 100m of 750mm big bubble-wrap delivered for £58 - and I'm now VAT registered ?

9 hours ago, TabbyBoy said:

That reminds me... Staples UK have some good deals currently along with cashback/vouchers on www. I recently had 50x 600x400x100mm boxes, 50x 400x200x100mm boxes and 100m of 750mm big bubble-wrap delivered for £58 - and I'm now VAT registered ?

Are Staples still trading? All the stores in South Wales seem to have changed to Office Outlets.

16 minutes ago, Scatterbug said:

Are Staples still trading? All the stores in South Wales seem to have changed to Office Outlets.

Yes, they are online only.

On 11/17/2018 at 10:13 AM, TabbyBoy said:

That reminds me... Staples UK have some good deals currently along with cashback/vouchers on www. I recently had 50x 600x400x100mm boxes, 50x 400x200x100mm boxes and 100m of 750mm big bubble-wrap delivered for £58 - and I'm now VAT registered ?

Got links to these? Searching 600x400 or even just 600 gives no results.

Cheers.