Shipping/Mailing... best methods for art question

[comic_memories-migration]

hey all, I have a Sub-mariner art page by Sal Buscema from 1970, and the back cover art to Spidey Super Stories by Buckler and Wiacek that I am going to list on Ebay, anyway I was wondering Best (safe) shipping method and the average acceptable price thats fair and reasonable that I should charge buyer for shipping and most importantly how do you guys/gals normally ship, Flat? or is the tube a better method. (wouldnt seem prudent for thick board but I dont mess with art much) Thanks!

[tofer118]

Best method is between two pieces of masonite. Not sure of the cost

[comic_memories-migration]

That might be too heavy but it would work

[Thomas]

That might be too heavy but it would work

 

It's not the masonite you may be thinking of. It's more like industrial strength pressed cardboard. It's super stiff and only about an 1/8th of an inch thick and weighs no more than a piece well packed in cardboard. Well maybe a little more but not much. I've had several pieces mailed to me with it and I keep them in case I ever decide to sell or trade a page to use again.

 

Likewise I've also had pages sent to me double and triple packed in cardboard and they've arrived ok.

 

Hope that helps.

[comic_memories-migration]

ahh, thank you. so basically flat mailing with heavy cardboard not prone to bending. Thanks

[comix4fun]

ahh, thank you. so basically flat mailing with heavy cardboard not prone to bending. Thanks

 

 

Do NOT use heavy cardboard unless you are talking 5-6 layers of the stuff.

 

Masonite is called "hardboard" at Home Depot type stores. It will cost you about $2 per package tops and is a thousand times better than cardboard.

 

Depending on where you send it in the continental US it should cost you including postage and materials $10-12 (without insurance figured in, of course).

 

Chris

[Catskillcomics]

Well, I use cardboard for most of my package and yet to have any bending problems for over 10 years now.. on higher end art I put the page in an art bag, tape to 1 piece of masonite and slip into a flat priority box.. works well...

 

Scott

[comic_memories-migration]

Chris,

 

thanks that helps, appreciate the input from everyone

[tofer118]

ahh, thank you. so basically flat mailing with heavy cardboard not prone to bending. Thanks

 

 

Do NOT use heavy cardboard unless you are talking 5-6 layers of the stuff.

 

Masonite is called "hardboard" at Home Depot type stores. It will cost you about $2 per package tops and is a thousand times better than cardboard.

 

Depending on where you send it in the continental US it should cost you including postage and materials $10-12 (without insurance figured in, of course).

 

Chris

 

Exactly.

This is how I have received art from Heritage bids. I have received packages in cardboard before with no problems but with the postal service anything can happen. And if I was shipping one of a kind expensive art I would want indestructable packaging.

[*paull*]

Right, I have received pieces from Heritage and Tom Horvitz shipped this way.

[Solar]

I find that taping 3 large USPS Priority Mail boxes together flat with the art inside a mylar taped to the inside of the middle box works well. It's almost impossible to bend as it's 6 cardboard-layers thick.

 

For larger art, I use masonite.

[SignatureSelect]

I use 2 priority boxes with one stuffed inside the other then the are in a sleeve but Bretts way is probably better.