Shipping large qty of books 0

[The_Endless]

Newbie question

 

What is the best method to ship a large amount (100+) books. I want to sell my Ultimate Spiderman 1-133 set but I have no idea how to ship them securely and at the lowest cost. Should I split them into 2 large packages and ship them in a large box side by side?

 

[MattTheDuck]

I've heard that people have shipped large numbers in short boxes and in long boxes.  They do seem sturdy enough, the question for me would be in getting protection on the sides of the books and the bottom and top where there should be more room.  I can see otherwise you might have to get an oversize regular cardboard box.

[Jesse-Lee]

On 3/22/2022 at 3:17 PM, The_Endless said:

Newbie question

 

What is the best method to ship a large amount (100+) books. I want to sell my Ultimate Spiderman 1-133 set but I have no idea how to ship them securely and at the lowest cost. Should I split them into 2 large packages and ship them in a large box side by side?

 

I've received shipments of 100+ books before - they came in short boxes packed with newspaper and the short box was in another box packed with more newspaper and bubble wrap. The biggest considerations (other than weight and cost) is that you pack the books well enough that they don't shift or move at all, and in that you ship in boxes sturdy enough to survive crushing, both of which could damage the books.

Edited March 22, 2022 by Jesse-Lee

[shadroch]

I'd use a short box, with an extra lid on the bottom , and some cardboard on the inside if it fits.  Lots of tape and don't plug the hand holes. 

[joeypost]

I have customers ship orders to me that way. Roughly 10% of them have some kind of damage. 
 

 

[revat]

I think it can depend on the condition.

IFFFF the condition is not important for whatever reason, you can load them in two medium flat rate priority boxes (no bags and no boards).  That'll be about $30 total, assuming you're shipping in the US (obviously, the farther you're shipping within the US the better a value that is).  

[Axe Elf]

I recently had 135 CREEPY magazines shipped to me, and they're even larger than regular comics.

He had them divided into four "bundles" of 33-34 magazines each, bagged and boarded, wrapped in paper, and packed with bubble wrap and peanuts into 4 flat rate post office boxes.  Then all 4 boxes were packed into a larger box with packing peanuts all around.  The total weight was 53 lbs, and I paid about $45 for FedEx shipping.

[The_Endless]

Thanks for all your help. These are not ultra high grade books but most are VF/NM or better.

[djzombi]

On 3/22/2022 at 6:53 PM, joeypost said:

Roughly 10% of them have some kind of damage. 
 

 

...all of which you pressed out anyway, right?  ;)  

[joeypost]

On 3/31/2022 at 7:48 PM, djzombi said:

...all of which you pressed out anyway, right?  ;)  

Sadly, some are too far gone.