theguy1991

Thank you all for the responses!

1 hour ago, Tnexus said:

https://www.amazon.com/Quality-Park-Extra-Rigid-Fiberboard-64014/dp/B0006VPH60

My go to mailer for 1-2 comics. I can cut up scrap usps boxes or other thinner cardboard to sandwhich a comic in and still get it under 8oz for single comics. These things do not bend at all, and they stay flat so it's not possible to crush. Plus comics dont wiggle like in a poorly packed Gemini. Never had an issue in over 100 used.

Was looking at the reviews. A guy is complaining about them being more flimsy and not as good as they were?

Found these. Do yours have the red strip? I feel like its the same company making them all.

https://www.amazon.com/9x11-5-Cardboard-Mailer-Envelopes-Kraft/dp/B07L99TS5X?ref_=ast_sto_dp

4 minutes ago, adampasz said:

I buy 175' rolls online for like $15

Bubble size matter? I think I have some 3/16" size ones around. The smaller ones.

17 minutes ago, adampasz said:

If you can keep the weight to 8oz or less, you save around a $1 on first class postage.

For regular comics, you can achieve this weight with the cardboard sandwich and a bubble mailer technique.
You might be able to save a few more pennies by buying the bubble wrap in bulk, and ship in plain manila envelope (not bubble mailer).

 I'm not advising you try this, except for extremely cheap comics. ⤴

Geminis end up closer to 10oz.

If you use Geminis (which is what I use most of the time), you can protect comics by wrapping them in bubble wrap first, then taping the bubble wrap to the mailer. Make sure everything is tight enough so things don't slide around, but not so tight that it's putting pressure on the comic. Also, make sure you tape the mailer shut in several locations, so it doesn't pop open when the customer unpacks it..

A pet peeve of mine is when people directly put lots of sticky tape directly on the comic bag, which ruins the bag and increases the risk of damage when the customer unpacks the comic. If you *must* put tape on the comic bag, please consider using Removable Tape, and/or take a second to fold over one end of the tape so it is easier to peel off.

(I am klutzy, so two items I prefer to keep far away from my comics are scissors and tape.)

You use bubble wrap around a bagged and boarded comic rather than the cardboard "sandwich" in the Gemini? I'm assuming $50 of bubble wrap goes further than $50 of precut cardboard right?

5 hours ago, Rhymenoceros said:

The majority of small orders (1-5 books) I've received that arrive without issues would be using the cardboard sandwhich Inside a gemini method (no bubble envelope).

I've recieved everything from $5 to $200 orders this way. That said, accidents/damage CAN happen even with that method but it's very rare IMO with the exta cardboard sandwich and adequate "PLEASE DO NOT BEND" Markings/ labels. 

Side note: what source are you pricing the cardboard sheets from? 

Thanks for the response! https://www.boxforless.com/  with their save $10 coupon code popup that shows when I'm on the checkout page.

I've got roughly 100 comics to sell, all bagged and boarded. They're 1990s stuff mostly. With tax and shipping for 100 Gemini mailers, it's $0.78 per comic. This is from just taping the comic down with painters tape and no cardboard sandwich. Now if I were to use a Kraft bubble mailer that's 9.5 x 14.5 with a cardboard sandwich it would be $0.73 per comic (tax and shipping for the materials). The sandwich is from 8.5"x11" precut 3/16"  thick cardboard. What is the best way to go here? If I add in the "sandwich" to the Gemini it would increase the cost to $1.25 using Geminis. I don't have any cardboard around that I can get a hold of to cut my own pieces up, which is why I'd rather just order. I've seen people say that just taping the book into a Gemini can bend the comic while trying to remove it. I've also seen people say bubble mailers with cardboard inside aren't enough.