What is the best (and cheapest) way to pack textbooks for shipping?
Cheap College Books November 20th, 2008I have sold some books on half.com and I need to ship them soon. What is the best way to pack and ship them? Boxes? Bubble mailers?
To the 2nd poster: what if it rains? The books would get wet, wouldn't they?
To both: I am sending 1-2 books at a time.
Also, I was thinking more along the lines of bubble mailers because they're inexpensive and come in many sizes.
If it's one at a time, I wrap them in brown paper grocery bags and tape them up. If it's several, a box will do.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:00 am
Boxes, and make sure you tell the post office they are books, I think there is a cheap bound material postage rate. They dont' need any packing, they arn't going to break.
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November 21st, 2008 at 4:45 am
If it's one at a time, I wrap them in brown paper grocery bags and tape them up. If it's several, a box will do.
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November 21st, 2008 at 4:53 am
grocery bars are allright, but a better way is to use a cut cardboar box (gives the books a bit more protection when shipping) just use the cardboard as if you were wrapping a present, it works great!!!!
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