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.

Any staples coupons floating around?

21 minutes ago, KvHulk said:

Any staples coupons floating around?

Got one!

Thanks @lazuli16

My favorite tape, HP260, is $3 bucks off at Amazon, not a huge deal but it doesn't seem to go on sale often.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XJOBUS/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Does anyone know of any staples coupons? 

 

12 minutes ago, HollyS said:

Does anyone know of any staples coupons? 

 

Got one!

Thanks @lazuli16

I’d like to grab one too if anyone has one they don’t want/need. Thanks in advance.

Only one I see for Staples is 94777 for $25 off $150

52 minutes ago, chinothegeeko said:

Only one I see for Staples is 94777 for $25 off $150

Thanks. 

Any box reccos on the coaster? 

24 minutes ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

Any box reccos on the coaster? 

24x20x8 or 24x20x10

55 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

24x20x8 or 24x20x10

Thanks. Is the 10 depth give you just some added space for cushion or does it genuinely fit better? 

17 minutes ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

Thanks. Is the 10 depth give you just some added space for cushion or does it genuinely fit better? 

Measure that side, it wouldn't hurt to give you an extra 1/2" or so clearance/padding.

I tried to order Coastwide Pro boxes on Staples, I can add to cart and check out fine. But it cancelled immediately. Anyone had the same problem?

Coastwide Professional™ 20" x 16" x 14", 200# Mullen Rated, Multi-Depth Shipping Boxes, 20/Bundle (CW57110)

Coastwide Professional™ 24" x 20" x 12", 200# Mullen Rated, Shipping Boxes, 10/Bundle (CW57152)

At this time we are not able to fulfill your order for the items listed below. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. You have not been billed for the items and the pending credit authorization will be released within 3 to 7 business days or in accordance with the policies set out by your credit provider.

Edited February 8, 20214 yr by toni8284

Ask for recommendations from UK Brickpickers out there for shipping box suppliers. Local supplier I have used has gone bust and I'm looking for someone to supply boxes esp. for medium and large sets. I've trawled the forums here but could not find a recent recommendation. Struggling to find 20 x 16 x 4, 24 x 16 x 4 or 28 x 20 x 8 boxes (all sizes in inches) for a reasonable price. Finding suppliers for smaller boxes is OK but these sizes are eluding me. Tried Kite packaging and Raja but not happy with their selection / price unless I'm being too picky.

Thanks

Always difficult to find the larger boxes.

Not perfect sizing but pretty good on price: https://www.propackaging.co.uk

Otherwise have heard good things about getting custom made boxes here: https://www.ascdirect.co.uk

anyone found a good multi-depth box with the dimensions: 24" x 20" x 12" multi depth box or similar? looking for one solution to tackle the roller coaster, disney castle and some of the bigger sets. 

2 minutes ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

anyone found a good multi-depth box with the dimensions: 24" x 20" x 12" multi depth box or similar? looking for one solution to tackle the roller coaster, disney castle and some of the bigger sets. 

Isn't 24x20x8 large enough?

4 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

Isn't 24x20x8 large enough?

think the coaster is super close to that. either way, do you have a good recco? cannot seem to find these damn sizes very well

20 minutes ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

think the coaster is super close to that. either way, do you have a good recco? cannot seem to find these damn sizes very well

Well, packs of 20 appear to be norm right now, so $4 each is about the best you'll do from Amazon or EBay. I'm not sure how good Uline would be once you add shipping.

3 hours ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

anyone found a good multi-depth box with the dimensions: 24" x 20" x 12" multi depth box or similar? looking for one solution to tackle the roller coaster, disney castle and some of the bigger sets. 

Yes, it's called the LEGO store.  Find out the day that they receive trucks and stock.  Ask them to let you have the shipping boxes for those sets.  Break them down and rebuild them when needed.  My store was always happy to save me boxes IF I picked them up the same day that they emptied them.  Assuming that you live close to a store, it never hurts to build up a good relationship with the LEGO employees.  I lived 70 miles away from my closest store and still had an excellent relationship with them.  Then, they closed the store down and now the nearest store is 135 miles away 

So I've gotten a few BL orders that being multiple set orders are pushing my box sizes to ship together. So my preemptive question is what do I do shipping wise through PayPal if can't fit them all in one box. This may be something answered easily when It does happen,  but if not I was just looking for some expert advise. Thanks in advance:)

+Caleb

4 hours ago, Belac said:

So I've gotten a few BL orders that being multiple set orders are pushing my box sizes to ship together. So my preemptive question is what do I do shipping wise through PayPal if can't fit them all in one box. This may be something answered easily when It does happen,  but if not I was just looking for some expert advise. Thanks in advance:)

+Caleb

After you generate a label, there is an option to create another label for this order.

I'm switching to LTL this year so I'm looking to stock up on like sized boxes.  What is the consensus for where to get boxes for large sets right now?  The 18x18x24 seem to be popular from HD/Walmart/etc but they obviously don't fit the large sets.  I can pick up locally from Uline but was wondering what my options are.  Uhaul?

I'm switching to LTL this year so I'm looking to stock up on like sized boxes.  What is the consensus for where to get boxes for large sets right now?  The 18x18x24 seem to be popular from HD/Walmart/etc but they obviously don't fit the large sets.  I can pick up locally from Uline but was wondering what my options are.  Uhaul?

Staples is always an option.

Yay LEGO!

3 hours ago, gmpirate said:

I'm switching to LTL this year so I'm looking to stock up on like sized boxes.  What is the consensus for where to get boxes for large sets right now?  The 18x18x24 seem to be popular from HD/Walmart/etc but they obviously don't fit the large sets.  I can pick up locally from Uline but was wondering what my options are.  Uhaul?

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