Recycling Bubble Mailers???

[CHillyDoggy]

I've seen a few traders sending in PWE's more because of the cost of bubble mailers and I'm just wondering, does anyone else recycle bubble mailers?

I do and haven't bought one in over a year. I carefully open them when I get them and tape up the top with packing tape when I reship them. I also use online postage so that makes a nice large label that covers all the previous shipping info.

Not to be all GREEN on you but it's good for the environment AND saves you money so thats a win/win. ;)

Just a suggestion if you hadn't really thought about doing that!

[wwf1fan1]

You are not alone.

[kittykatlynn]

Yea I do it too...also for tips for others

Make sure you cross out the other trader's address and name with a Black Sharpie
out of courtesy and respect for the other trader

[garnett_21]

I do it as often as possible! unless there are PO stamps (not $0.41 stamps...the rubber stamps) on it that can't be covered, or it's damaged, I keep them and reuse them....I haven't ever bought a bubble mailer!

[molly1984]

i do, and i think most people do, unless of course the mailer is damaged or if it looks like people have already used it two or three times. and like kittykatlynn said, always black out the addresses... for the privacy of others and so that there is no question about where it should go when you mail it again!

[Hamels35]

I don't actually although maybe I should, I buy them in bulk (100 at a time) for $20.

[Scobes]

I've been trading online for about 10 years now, and, honestly, I don't remember ever buying bubble-mailers. I don't know what I did when I started out, but I guess my incoming mailers outweighed my outgoing, as I have boxes full of 'em. Now, I'm at a steady flow with the same amount of mailers coming in as going out!

So be green and reuse mailers! Buy a nice thick strong sharpie to black out as well as sturdy packing tape to sure up the outside of the package!

Scobes

[CHillyDoggy]

Good to hear so many are. I used to buy them and it just occured to me one day when I didn't have one and needed one, that I could use an old one. ;)

Just posted in case others are like I was.

[garnett_21]

good idea to post this! if you haven't already done so, maybe post this is the other sports forums or in the General Sports Card Talk forum so people who don't read the basketball forums see this too....just a suggestion!

[CHillyDoggy]

garnett_21: good idea, will do, thanks.