You should know better. The Frenchie polymailers are not from the Lularoe brand at all. They're purchased separately by Lula consultants.

First class mail package/thick envelope works absolutely fine with 4x8 bubble mailers. It costs about $2.67 if you purchase the postage through eBay, and you get the added bonus of free tracking and delivery confirmation. When you're shipping more valuable cards, you might want to spring for insurance (pay out of your own pocket if the buyer didn't request it specifically). It's pretty cheap and is a good way to play it safe.

 
Here's the method I've used for shipping hundreds of cards on eBay, with absolutely no problems whatsoever. You'll need the following supplies:

 
#000 4x8 Bubble Mailer
Penny sleeve
Toploader
Team bag
Scotch tape
Packing tape

 

1. Place the card you want to ship upside down in the penny sleeve, then fold the excess bit of plastic back up from the open end of the sleeve. This will keep the card from sliding out of the penny sleeve.
    
   
   
2. Slide the penny-sleeved card into the toploader, starting with the folded end of the penny sleeve. Be sure to keep the penny sleeve folded while you do this. It might be a bit tricky to get the card into the toploader, but it won't fall out of the penny sleeve once you do.
    
   
   
3. Tap the bottom of the toploader against a hard surface a couple times if need be to make sure the card is all the way inside and level. Then, tape a piece of scotch tape and tape up the open end of the toploader. Make sure to use a bit longer piece of tape than you need, and fold on end over itself to make a tab on one side of the toploader. This will ensure that the card won't fall out of the toploader during shipping while making it easier for your buyer to get the card out.
    
   
   
4. Place top toploader inside a team bag and seal it. In the event that your bubble mailer gets wet, this should ensure the card remains undamaged.
    
   
   
5. Print out the order invoice, fold it up, and place it inside the bubble mailer along with the toploader. Seal the bubble mailer, then place a piece of packing tape over the flap of the bubble mailer to ensure it stays shut.
    
   
   
6. Print out your postage. You can use a regular piece of printer paper if need be, but I'd definitely recommend going with an adhesive address label. Better yet, if you'll be shipping in volume I'd recommend getting a thermal printer (I've got a Dymo LabelWriter 4XL that's awesome), because then you don't have to worry about smudging, even if the address label gets damp.
    
   
   
7. Apply the postage to the outside of the bubble mailer. If you're using regular printer paper, be sure to tape all edges with packing tape to ensure it stays in place. Then place a piece of packing tape over the addresses. Again, this step is unnecessary if you invest in a thermal printer.
    
   
   Hope this information helps anyone looking for a worry-free way to ship cards!

For all of you looking for a steal on bubble mailers, [look no further] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GHXWUC/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). 100 sturdy bubble envelopes for less than 20 dollars! These bad boys are big enough to fit 2 xbox game cases in comfortably. If you've ever traded with me, these are the ones I use.

And also, shipping via paypal is ~1.73 for me, and that's just using Media Mail* (See edit). First class is more expensive than that.

And I posted this on the other thread, but since you're asking for feedback here as well, I'll say it here too:

Also, love the new theme guys. The sub seems more clean, the tabs up top aren't intrusive which is nice, especially when browsing from my mobile browser. The only thing I think would suggest is to maybe use a pastel color rather than the shade of red you used in the sidebar. I really like that shade of red, but it doesn't quite fit in with the theme and kind of clashes with the blue. Any other options for color schemes? In my experience, pastel colors tend to blend in better with light themes. However, this is solely my opinion, and honestly I usually opt for darker themes. Have you guys considered moving away from a lighter white theme towards a darker theme?

I also noticed that when using headers in comments, they are no longer colored.

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Is there any way to change that back to how it was?

Thanks!

EDIT: Concerning my usage of media mail, use at your own risk. It's for "educational purposes", according to the USPS, and if they suspect what you are shipping isn't for educational purposes apparently they will open it up, and then RTS and charge you the difference. It's never happened with me, and I will continue to use it until they do and just risk it, since it is much cheaper than first class mail. Use at your own risk.

EDITx2: Concerning your note that labels only print in IE, that is incorrect. I print using Chrome on both my Mac and PC and it works fine for me.

My sister knows I ebay and hooked me up for Christmas last year and it made this type of thing so much easier.

One of these, and one of these will do you wonders

A good cheap case is the large yellow padded envelopes.
http://www.amazon.com/8-5x12-BUBBLE-MAILERS-PADDED-ENVELOPES/dp/B000GHW0LO

I get them on amazon. These are small, but fit 98% of the things I sell on imam. 50 for $6 with free shipping

USPS first class in a padded envelope. Rockstar flipper has a video about shipping. He buys the padded mailers below bulk. One of his biggest sellers is video games.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GHXWUC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockstarflipp-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000GHXWUC&linkId=90fef55f5ee2a7cfea5cc44f51777922

As someone who's shipped dozens of minis (damn Fallout and Spider-man sets are a bitch), I like these boxes:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E81K1NI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1

Always under 4 oz's for 1 mini, sometimes under 4oz for 2 minis, always under 8 for 3, gets crowed after 4 depending on bubble wrap.

4oz first class usps via paypal = 2.61
8oz first class usps via paypal = 2.77
9oz first class usps via paypal = 3.32

(4oz is the lowest price for parcels / with tracking)

OOOH OOH I HAVE TO ENTER THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THE WORLD'S BEST BIG BROTHER. I am the child of Indian immigrants. My big brother is 6 years older than me and we both grew up here. So, there is a huge cultural gap between us and our parents. I can't tell you how good it is to have an older sibling when dealing with that. I have no idea how he went through it all basically alone. When he was a teenager dealing with American teen things and Indian parents who didn't understand, I was just a little kid. When I was going through it, he had my back. He has always had my back. I have always been able to talk to him about everything. Even gross girly stuff and talking to him about crushes I've had on boys. He wasn't jealous or scared of me being born shortly after he turned 6. He was excited and he loved me and played with me all the time. He has always taken care of me. I know true unconditional love is what I get from my brother. He would still love me if I was a homicidal maniac. And I don't think I can live without him.

now I'm too busy thinking about how awesome my brother is to go through my wishlist so if I must post something from it I supposed I'll do that later.

EDIT: pics :D (ps I have no idea what that third image is or how it got there. I don't know how to imgur...)

I can't tell if you already picked a winner but I forgot to post what I wanted so here. Those bubble mailers will help me with my business because I'm going to launch soon and I'm offering free shipping foreverrrrr. But yeah, I really want this jewelry business to work out and this would help :D

I come to learn that some people have some serious work related discounts with Fedex, USPS and what not so shipping costs to them is pennies to none. Others have higher tier accounts which allows them to ship at a cheaper rate. That may be the case for some, but there are some sellers that are clueless and do not understand their profits until they are at the register overpaying for shipping.

Keep in mind first class shipping is cheaper if it weighs less than 1 lb. For these items I use a poly mail envelope.

I get these from work but if you need to buy them here is the link:

https://www.amazon.com/Mailers-Envelopes-Shipping-Sealing-White/dp/B01GHEF1KG/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=poly+mailers&qid=1574877419&s=office-products&sr=1-6

You want this stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/Sheets-Chipboard-Medium-Scrapbook-Cardboard/dp/B00YO0GUM4

It's called chipboard, and it's awesome. This is the same material they make book covers, etc. out of. You can get it in "natural" color, or coated with white.

Those are hard to find and pretty expensive when you can find one. I found that a closet shoe organizer like this one can hold a couple card storage boxes on each shelf.

25pk 4x4x4 Cardboard Boxes work perfectly for most. otherwise 4x4x6 for larger or more stuff. and I use one or two squares of bubble wrap.

this is assuming you're shipping w/ box. otherwise you'll need more padding or ship it in a bubble mailer in halves, bearing and axle taken out and placed in a little plastic bag. but I don't recommend doing that generally. some people will not like receiving yoyos that way.

Wow, that's a badass deal for someone doing a lot of selling. Bookmarked in case I need it in the future. Shipping of those does add up.

Quoted a #000 and a #2 shipment, with shipping came to 5.8 cents per #000 and 14.1 cents per #2.

For reference, I bought this and this shipped free using Amazon prime.

Works out to 7.5 cents per #000 and 32 cents per #2. Still have plenty of both left. Putting this up there as a less up-front cost alternative for someone doing less shipping.

Thanks again for the link though. Good info.

It's really just such a box.

I'm super late but they're just from amazon, out of stock right now though. Huns must've bought them all up

I prefer #5 mailers as it leaves enough room for cardboard that is larger than the comics. A lot of people try to use the mailers that are just big enough to fit the comics but then you end up with damaged corners. its worth the few extra pennies in my opinion.
Amazon Link
Walmart has a decent price if you need a few in a pinch. they will match the online price in store.

> The sign said that they have 50 boxes each. So that's 10,000 of each version.

Holy schnikes Batman! Lol, well that's awesome that you went back and got the other scents. If you use USPS for shipping you can get free boxes if you ship Priority Mail. I would suggest the Small Flat Rate box which is $5.85 at the counter or $5.15 if you pay/print from their website. Postage might be a bit cheaper if you used large bubble-lined envelopes but then you'd have to pay for the envelopes and the tubes wouldn't be as well protected as they would be in the box.

Let's assume you pay the counter price for USPS small flat rate box of $5.85. The tubes of ToOBS and DRH shave cream I have are both 75mL/2.5oz so yours are 2/3rd that size and they retail for $14 and $11 respectively. I would sell six-tube sets for $12 each, maybe $10 if you're feeling generous. Remember that if you take payment via Paypal you will lose some in fees and also it will take some time to get these packed and labeled and shipped. That's why I would sell only sets with one tube in each scent, no custom orders which would take more time/labor to organize, pack, and ship. Getting a set for $10-12 is enough of a bargain that many people should be willing to buy one (I'm definitely in myself) but not lead to you losing money/time on this endeavor.

It depends.

For things over 10 dollars I want tracking. So I use eBay's USPS postage for packages up to 13 ounces. 1 to 3 ounce packages costs 1.93 and this included tracking. I use a rigid envelope like these

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HHOOEY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For larger stuff I use padded envelopes like these

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G6XWCU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For stuff under $10, I use 9 x 6 envelopes and place rigid cards in them to prevent bending. I then use the rigid letter rate of 91 cents.

For the stamps themselves I usually use both a glassine envelope and a plastic bag of some sort. The plastics bag will provide some protection if the envelope gets wet.

http://www.amazon.com/100-RIGID-PHOTO-MAILERS-ENVELOPES/dp/B000HHOOEY/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AXVMCNC53RJ95
Photo mailer classified as a package both on etsy and at the post office.

100 padded mailers for $20.95 it's on my "Art Stuffs" list and it's been there over a YEAR!

I should not get this because then I would be able to send more random packages to people and that would cause me to just spend money on other people, and waste lot of time making special gifts and writing letters to people. And that might make the people who get the packages so excited when they open it that they might like, pass out and hit their head and go into a coma or something. And THAT is why I should not be allowed to EVER have those nice padded envelopes.

Plus I might spend so much time making crafts and gifts for others to fill the packages that I might lose myself in the crafting and forget my sadness and troubles and might actually get happy for a while. If I get happy tat might make the world totally implode. These bubble mailers may just be the most dangerous things to ever exist. And if I buy things to put in the mailers then I might end up not paying my bills and then I will end up with only the mailers to my name and I will have to build a house out of them, and clothes out of them, and then people might accidentally try to mail me and I would end up in some strange place only wearing bubble mailers.

It's not prime but it's free shipping. Does that count? I hope so because I have a really good reason that I should definitely not have those mailers. Also I hate writing letters and sending packages to people, and like making people handmade gifts is the worst. Those mailer would just lead to the misery of 100 people probably.

I don't think it's really necessary to use padded mailers for most clothing. I use these polymailers and buy bulk tissue paper from eBay or Amazon. You can buy cuter, printed polymailers if you care about package appearance a lot, but they're more expensive. I fold the item and use a light blue tissue paper to wrap it, then use colorful paper for thank you notes to make it look nice since those are inexpensive. Also stickers from the dollar store to make it cuter at a low cost.

The polymailers like the ones I linked are also a lot easier to slip into a USPS drop box since they aren't as bulky as padded mailers and far less expensive.

Not sure if I'm doing this right.
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How large are the blankets? Are they small enough to use poly mailers? Whenever I buy clothes online they usually come in these. You might even be able to save on shipping. If not, putting them inside small, clear trash bags (the kind for offices with no tabs/drawstring) with the ends neatly folded, then inside your normal packaging, would also be fine. Black or white bags are the ones I associate with garbage.

Anyone ever tried one of these?

https://www.amazon.com/EcoBox-Box-UBlox-Foam-8449/dp/B01ENR62NY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1550121755&sr=8-5&keywords=tv+shipping+box#customerReviews

The questions section even has 3 answers saying it'd work with thin OLEDs.

I bought one of those moving boxes from amazon comes with a ton of foam and threw in a bunch more bubble wrap in between and it worked out great.

it was one of these

https://www.amazon.com/EcoBox-Box-UBlox-Foam-8449/dp/B01ENR62NY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=DABQ3YAR5OLH&keywords=flat+screen+moving+box+kit&qid=1563245140&s=gateway&sprefix=flat+screen+moving%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-3

For my print and plays I just use this cardboard from Amazon

Try using this. It's not a box but people and some clothing companies just ship clothes in these.

Glad you found some savings there!

Yes, I'll cut down boxes to save on shipping pretty often. Check out this box reducer at Amazon. Best $15 I spent!

https://www.amazon.com/Cardboard-Box-Carton-Reducer-Sizer/dp/B00OI9RO94

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PB0NM2/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_i_.A25Ab664J1SR

You could ship in the Corrugated Cardboard boxes inside a larger box. https://www.amazon.com/BCW-Storage-Box-800-Count/dp/B00F3BCN8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495107584&sr=8-2&keywords=trading+card+corrugated+cardboard


I buy those at my LGS for like $1.25 each. Else I'd recommend saran wrapping bricks of cards. Key is to make it easy as possible for whoever is receiving your cards.

Bubble Mailer. Amazon

I did 8-12 a month for the first nine months or so with revenue after fees between $120-250. June and July were super slow and I was on vacation for a couple of weeks.

Things have really taken off since December for whatever reason, I have been averaging about 20 orders a month and revenue has jumped as I have had 3 orders over $150 (thank you rey's quarterstaff) and two $600 orders, so about $2500 of the $4000 I have made has been since December.

Shipping helps and is super easy and cheap too, I buy these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PE46I8 and can ship most stuff people order within the US for less than $3. A project that takes a whole spool of material and pays $200 ships for about $6

Thanks, everyone. I eventually purchased a dedicated laptop shipping box from Amazon. The laptop is almost suspended in the box as this illustrates. It's a bit wide but still has 1" to the edges of the box, which I filled with rolled bubble wrap. I also reinforced those edges to be triple-wall. Someone would have to seriously abuse this package to cause damage to the laptop.

https://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Shipping-System/dp/B00CIGQGVG/ref=sr_1_5?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1482425142&sr=1-5&keywords=laptop+shipping+box

https://www.amazon.com/EcoBox-Laptop-Box-17-Inches/dp/B00KRP20WO/ref=sr_1_21?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1482427373&sr=1-21&keywords=EcoBox

https://www.pack-secure.com/LAPTOP-Shipping-Boxes-5-ct_p_1711.html

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/803808/60percent-Recycled-Laptop-Shipping-System-17/ (Pack of 5)

I will say that you can get practically the same boxes in a various amount of sizes on Amazon. I got the same size boxes they talk about for much less than ULINE, especially because of Amazon prime (free 2-day shipping).

The trick with amazon is their prices are constantly fluctuating - so what's $15 today could be $22 tomorrow. And when you split that across 50 boxes, that's a $.15 difference in price per box, which is huge.

These are the specific boxes I bought.

These might not be the right size, but amazon has a lot of boxes for $0.25 to $0.50.

I buy bubble mailers on amazon, they come out to be about to be about $.08/each and I ship USPS first class package which only cost about $3. Not sure how many ounces your packages are though so the cost for you might be a little bit higher. As far as hay/straw for decorative packing...be mindful that some people are allergic.

22$ for a case of 250 seems like a reasonable price, and judging by what I have this would work out the best. Now to just set up a deckbox for reddit and look to ebay for some profit.

Shopify is a good volume store.

Weebly is for small startups and mid-sized. Simply open an account, transfer your domain and done. You don't have to pay a monthly fee.
You'll have a branding on the bottom, but you can remove by buying Weebly Pro (which is cheap).

If you want Logos, designs or anything graphics on the cheap, check out Fiverr.com

For shipping materials, I suggest you use mailers.
http://www.amazon.com/Ecolite-8-5x12-Bubble-Mailers-Envelopes/dp/B000GHW0LO/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1368684890&sr=1-1&keywords=100+mailers+bubble


To keep your shipping cost low, use USPS First Class Mail.

If you need to market, send small sized companies around you a sample and tell them you can supply it to them. I'm guessing an IT business will do well or even a gas stsation. You need wholesale pricing. This is where you'll make your money. Think of places that will buy in volume. A school, a community college, an office, maybe even a police station. Cal them. Send samples. You never know till you get your feet wet.

There is more to say but thats the gist of it.

You can also market with Google Ads, or Facebook Ads. It's up to you. You could also sell to

and with the money that you spend on the food saver bags, you could just buy these

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HHLBW2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$13 for 100 bags! How much does the foodsaver bag cost per item?

also with the food saver, you risk the buyer damaging the item while cutting the vacuum bag open

May I ask what you mean by repacks?

Every booster box is original and sealed. I never once mess with packs or booster boxes.

Thats quite the accusation to have when you don't understand what is meant by "My assistant randomizes booster boxes".

I have limited quantity of newer boxes, such as TEAMUP and Lost THunder.... for which, i have more boxes of slightly older booster boxes (less than 2-3 months old, still highly sought after booster boxes).

I have her place SEALED BOOSTER BOXES in indistinguishable poly bags / packages.... such as This. This allows me to COMPLETELY RANDOMIZE whom i sell each booster box too So please... the next time you try and slander my product and name...make sure you know what the fuck your talking about.

If I "repacked" anything, I wouldn't have the following i currently have on here and other platforms.