Shipping Boards

[Jaded Savage]

Probably a stupid question but lately I've been wasting a lot of time cutting up cardboard to make shipping boards. Is there a place that sells them? Recently I've been sending books to cgc and buyers from eBay and Craigslist and I don't see it ending anytime soon. I send out comics and digest sized and regular sized mags so a variety of sizes would be a plus too. Thanks.

[HouseofComics.Com]

donut will be along shortly with a uline link...

[sckao]

http://www.uline.com/BL_1853/Small-Corrugated-Pads

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1851/Large-Corrugated-Pads

 

I buy a couple of sizes... but they do add about $1 to the packaging costs. I also buy special boxes for Canada generally.

 

 

 

 

[Topnotchman]

You can check your local phone books for cardboard company. If you find one close by, give them your exact measurements and have them custom cut for you. They will probably require a minumum order. If you can pick them up locally, the freight expense would eliminated.

[boatfund]

You can check your local phone books for cardboard company. If you find one close by, give them your exact measurements and have them custom cut for you. They will probably require a minumum order. If you can pick them up locally, the freight expense would eliminated.

 

You might also look for packaging companies (the ones around here are called that). The minimum I had to order was approximately 1500 pads at a time, the actual number varied by about 100 depending upon the actual amount of cardboard made/used for my order. They would only make up so small a batch and that is where the minimum order number came from. There is a set up fee and then you pay by the number of feet of cardboard made/used. I always got double-walled cardboard, it cost slightly more but I thought it was worth it as far as protecting comics.

 

It is a lot cheaper than ordering pads from Uline. My cost was about 5 cents per pad And since I could pick them up in my truck there was no shipping cost. When I used to sell a lot on ebay I had to order a couple of times a year, those were the good old days

[Jaded Savage]

Awesome info guys! I'll be on the phone tomorrow.

[RockMyAmadeus]

http://www.uline.com/BL_1853/Small-Corrugated-Pads

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1851/Large-Corrugated-Pads

 

I buy a couple of sizes... but they do add about $1 to the packaging costs. I also buy special boxes for Canada generally.

 

 

 

 

I like ULine boards, but they do add quite a chunk to the costs. But it's reallllllly nice not having to cut up old cardboard.

[Topnotchman]

We were ordering cardboard it was around 11-15 cents per square. We had the correct size and cut each in half to make a sandwich. So one piece of cardboard per order for single comics. Magazines required two pieces with some scrap.

[Designer Toast]

I pick up double and triple walled stacks from a local shipper. Still cutting my own, but I've done it a lot and am used to it.

[Mike Bray]

If you know anyone who works at a company that uses various continious feed computer forms - ((we use them in our office)) - most of the boxes have a few cardboard pads to fill out the box and I scarf them all up - that might be a longshot for you though -- we go thru a lot of forms so i get 25-50 pads a week if i`m diligent about collecting them up

[The Troll King]

I don't cut up cardboard and use these instead.

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1651/Tab-Locking-Kraft-Stay-Flats

 

They are pretty heavy duty and I've never had any complaints from anyone even back when I was selling on eBay. You can fit 2-3 comics in them. I've shipped them just as is (taped of course) and also they fit in Priorty cardboard envelopes too.

[Dick Pontoon]

I think Donut (and Foolkiller) use Papermart.

[cd4ever]

http://www.uline.com/BL_1853/Small-Corrugated-Pads

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1851/Large-Corrugated-Pads

 

I buy a couple of sizes... but they do add about $1 to the packaging costs. I also buy special boxes for Canada generally.

 

 

 

How do u figure it adds a buck to the package?

Looks like the smaller ones are around 30 cents each.

 

Or perhaps I'm a insufficiently_thoughtful_person who can't read.....

[sckao]

http://www.uline.com/BL_1853/Small-Corrugated-Pads

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1851/Large-Corrugated-Pads

 

I buy a couple of sizes... but they do add about $1 to the packaging costs. I also buy special boxes for Canada generally.

 

 

 

How do u figure it adds a buck to the package?

Looks like the smaller ones are around 30 cents each.

 

Or perhaps I'm a insufficiently_thoughtful_person who can't read.....

 

Uh.. You only use one piece of bread for a sandwich? Usually, it's a minimum of two...sometimes three actually.

 

That's not including the cost of the box if you're shipping to Canada. Priority shipping to Canada is egregious and you want to keep the total to under 36" if I remember correctly. (Length, Width, Height...) I'm talking about Magazines too actually... or slabs.

 

 

 

 

[sckao]

 

Also, say I order 250 pieces at .30 a piece for $75.00 (11x14). Shipping would add $26.00 to that so the total order would be $101.00 (not including taxes if any).

 

That brings each piece to about 41 cents. Two pieces in a sandwich and it's 82 cents additional.

 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

http://www.uline.com/BL_1853/Small-Corrugated-Pads

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1851/Large-Corrugated-Pads

 

I buy a couple of sizes... but they do add about $1 to the packaging costs. I also buy special boxes for Canada generally.

 

 

 

How do u figure it adds a buck to the package?

Looks like the smaller ones are around 30 cents each.

 

Or perhaps I'm a insufficiently_thoughtful_person who can't read.....

 

Perhaps.

[Jaded Savage]

WOW! I'm surprised at all the replies. I thought maybe I'd get a couple. Might have an in at a local company, waiting for a call back. If this doesn't fall through you gentlemen have given me many choices. Much appreciated.

[cd4ever]

http://www.uline.com/BL_1853/Small-Corrugated-Pads

 

http://www.uline.com/BL_1851/Large-Corrugated-Pads

 

I buy a couple of sizes... but they do add about $1 to the packaging costs. I also buy special boxes for Canada generally.

 

 

 

How do u figure it adds a buck to the package?

Looks like the smaller ones are around 30 cents each.

 

Or perhaps I'm a insufficiently_thoughtful_person who can't read.....

 

Uh.. You only use one piece of bread for a sandwich? Usually, it's a minimum of two...sometimes three actually.

 

That's not including the cost of the box if you're shipping to Canada. Priority shipping to Canada is egregious and you want to keep the total to under 36" if I remember correctly. (Length, Width, Height...) I'm talking about Magazines too actually... or slabs.

 

 

 

Duh. See, I was being a insufficiently_thoughtful_person!

 

Thanks!