[The DMC]

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Originally Posted by FrankCastle

Frank's favorite shipping supplies:

Tape- I can't think of the brand right now but Family Dollar sells packing tape on a yellow dispenser. It is by far the most cost effective. Scotch brand is great but by the time you get a few packages packed up you're running out of tape. The Family Dollar stuff is a decent strength tape and seems like it lasts forever.

Boxes- This is the hard one for me. I still have yet to find a good box supplier. Most places sell 3 sizes. Small cube, medium cube, and big cube! Well most of our figures need shipped in a rectangular box. I did find some nice scotch brand boxes at K-mart which are rectangular. I will update the sizes when I get home so i can actually look at them. The boxes are white and say mailing box on them and even have printed a place to write the destination and return address.

Bubble envelopes- this by far is the easiest category for me. Scotch brand makes a plastic feeling bubble mailer and can be had around 60 cents a piece from Wally World. More recently I have found some more traditional paper bubble mailers in two packs from the Dollar Tree for you guessed it... a dollar. These are a great alternative and the 15-20 cents saved every package adds up.

Frank's Favorite Shipper:

USPS- By far. And this may just be my experience. But I have yet to have problems shipping USPS. If you have a bunch of stuff to ship their flat rate boxes sometimes help for weight. If you have a large package (no jokes please) but doesn't weigh that much I prefer to ship parcel post. Normally takes 5 days at the most (typically 3-4) and is normally cheaper than priority. Now if shipping loose figures in those bubble mailers that we love so much then you have the wonderful option of first class. Sounds expensive but it's not. 2-3 bucks typically for a loose fig. Also be courteous to your buyer and pay the 80 cents for delivery confirmation. If you are pinching pennies then include it in your asking price.

I use the company Uline for my boxes. You have to buy in bulks of 25 and can be a little pricey at times but they are STRONG. It gives me piece of mind when I'm shipping peoples stuff off. They also come in any size you can imagine!