Your shipping routine?

[asujbl]

Thanks for the advice, as I am one to tape my toploaders. I basically started doing this when i saw other people doing it. I will see about handling it with team bags from now on.

Im glad this thread is here to learn from each other ;)

Oh absolutely - and I realize tape might damage cards 1 out of 100 times - but that 1 time can be bad.

Team bags, through Jersey Coast at least where I buy all my stuff, are $1.39 for a pack of 100 - that will last you forever and always keep the cards safe.

[dayzdtomato]

I almost always ship bulk lots of lower end stuff (team lots, etc). If it's less than a couple hundred cards, I'll either use a team pack in a bubble mailer. For larger lots, the USPS flat rate boxes are great. Just be sure to include a lot of padding if the box isn't full.

By the way, if you're shipping a lot, you can get a large box of bubble mailers off of ebay. I did that, got 250 for what averaged out to .13 each. Not a bad deal.

[shoeboxsports]

Penny sleeve, top loader and team bag is the way to go. I can't believe people actually ship trades without something covering the top of the top loader and don't expect the card to slide out.

[Star_Cards]

Here's how I ship...

single card... penny sleeve and top loader. then I sandwich them between two empty toploaders and place in a team bag and placed in a bubble mailer.

25-50 card lot. place cards in team bag sandwiched between two loaders and then tapped. then place in bubble mailer.

lots in the 100-500 range are shipped in single row card boxes with extra padding on the ends as well as padding on the sides and the tops.

larger lot in the 800 and up range are packed in single row card boxes and then packed into a typical cardboard box. double boxing is always the best way to go for these.

[bangsportscards]

Thanks for the thread.

Right now I do the following based on getting all the supplies at bulk prices and most shipped in new padded mailers.

New top loads cost me $0.04 each, penny sleeves around 2/$0.01, team set bags $0.01 each, and bubble mailers go for $0.08 per.

• I put a single card in a penny sleeve, top load, sealed in a team set bag, and then in an envelope.
  
• If I traded or sold say 10 cards that were $1 each, as an example, I'd do the same as above while putting five top loads per team set bag.
  
• If we're talking regular low end base commons, I'd put each in a penny sleeve, put two into top loads, and stick the 8 others in between them, and then 10 cards sealed in a team set bag.
  
• For 50 or more regular base common/semistar/some star singles I box them in a new 100 or 200 count white cardboard box.

Brian

[27tinman]

I generally use a penny sleeve and top loader inside a team set bag. If it is a more valuable high end card I will send in a one touch magnetic holder inside a sealed graded card bag. I always send my packages in bubble mailer with delivery confirmation.

[windmortal]

Penny sleeve then top-loader. I don't tape the top of the toploader, but instead, wrap it with a sheet of paper. (The paper I use has pictures of MMA fighters on it because that's what I do most of my dealing in). Then, it usually goes into a RECYCLED bubble mailer. I make so many deals that buying new bubble mailers each time is ridiculous. Plus, we should all be recycling, right? Never had a problem.

[Mike Bray]

I use a penny sleeve , then inside a toploader -- with a piece of painters tape over the top -- which doesnt leave any sticky mess behind when you remove it --then i sandwich the card or cards between cardboard and seal with shipping tape and lastly -- i put that in a padded envelope ... bit of overkill - maybe - but i dont like damaged goods --Mike

[Star_Cards]

I always recycle bubble mailers. I work at a company where many coworkers get the large padded fedex/ups mailers. I grab them out of the trash and cut them down for card sized mailers. I rarely have to buy mailers.

[windmortal]

i always recycle bubble mailers. I work at a company where many coworkers get the large padded fedex/ups mailers. I grab them out of the trash and cut them down for card sized mailers. I rarely have to buy mailers.

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