USPS Priority Mail materials are to be used as the exterior packaging that you ship your items in, NOT as packing materials. And only one PM envelope, mailer or box is meant to be used per package shipped. They are providing PM materials free of charge to encourage customers to use PM services, not so you don't have to spend money on packing material. You are in direct violation of USPS rules regarding the legal use of PM materials. It is absolutely criminal how many PM mailers you fraudulently used to ship one comic book. This will cause USPS to eventually stop providing free PM materials for their honest customers. You are not only intentionally committing fraud yourself but are advising other people to do so as well. If you're going to commit a crime it's a great idea to film it.👍👍
The most important part of this video is using the USPS water resistant envelope. No matter how well you pack your books to keep them from bending if they get wet it doesn’t matter at all
great video, useful informatin as always. one sugestion with the blue painters tape, if i have to use the wider roll of painters tape like you have, i will usually take a razor blade and run it down the middle of the roll of tape and it essentially gives me 2 rolls of tape.
Awesome video! I just got an order in today from an eBay seller that taped the books together then cut out a empty cereal box as protection. Then they put it inside a brown paper envelope with label and away she went. It was wet, but not to bad. If you are going to sell books and ship them, please learn how to package properly! Respect sir!
Awesome video Chris! I had to recycle a lot of packaging materials when I first started selling last year. It definitely cuts down on costs. Over the year, I slowly upgraded to delivering in brand new Gemini Mailers. I truly believe the care taken into packing a comic order is a good way to represent a brand. Right on dude!
So cool and thanks for the info on shipping 😊😊 I was just wondering can you do another state of the market video. Where you go over where you think comics are going over next years for bronze silver copper etc? Maybe gold?
I will recycle materials also for best protection, any cardboard boxs I get I'll keep for this purpose. Am glad to see am not only one doing at as someone people get iffy about it like it's unprofessional in some way.
Great video. I use the same technique except I use foam board ( the thin kind) and a manilla envelope. I think I am going to incorporate some you your techniques going forward.
My rule of thumb is ship how you’d want to receive. Depending on the price I paid for shipping and the book itself, I’d cringe receiving a book this way. I’ve received so many damaged books that was shipped exactly this way. I’ve always thought it was cheaper to refund a small percentage of books that get damaged from cutting corners, than to send out secure in a Gemini. If you have to ship this way, at the very least make sure that the corrugated lines are vertical and not horizontal.
Wholeheartedly agree here. I’m nervous when folks ship this way. You’re corrugation is oriented the same way, therefore the package is prone to bends in one direction. Nothing replaces a Gemini.
Are you seriously saying that what I did in this video is cutting corners? It's so funny how folks think that Gemini mailers are so superior, when they themselves are just carboard. I spent 8 hours packaging 26 packages. I don't think that's cutting corners. There is more carboard thickness on these than a gemini mailer provides. There is also multiple layers of complete covered protection, where gemini mailers actually expose the inside of the package, technically making them more vulnerable. If you received damaged books, then I can guarantee you that they aren't doing what I'm doing. There are many flaws to a book just sitting between two pieces of carboard, but my process and level of protection doesn't stop there. I'm usually good at being able to agree to disagree, but I have to stand firm here and say that your commentary does not line up with what I'm doing. I have never had one complaint from any of my shipped items. I have never had one item be reported damaged. I have a 5.0 perfect rating on WhatNot and eBay. I think that alone speaks for itself.
Please see my response to David. the corrugation doesn't matter because the thickness of the total package is so thick, that you would have to really sit and try to bend it with might in order to do some damage. My packages are thicker and more durable than a gemini mailer. That isn't my opinion, it's a fact. If I put two books in a gemini mailer, and 2 books in a package like this, and tried to bend them or damage them, the gemini would bend quicker. If I threw them both at a wall attempting to blunt the corners of the package, the gemini mailer would take more damage. Maybe I'll find some 50 cent comics and make a video doing this to prove that you guys (respectfully) are incorrect about my method. Again, no complaints from customers, no damages, 5.0 star rating on Whatnot, perfect feedback on eBay.
@@matthewgmoran Half of my orders were packaged in Gemini Mailers. And I just don't throw the books in the mailers either. I give them extra protection as well. So they all take about the same time. Everything that I used to package the books in the video was free. So when you're shipping out hundreds of packages, that $1 adds up. I'm saving myself hundreds of dollars. But at the end of the day, the cost doesn't matter. It's about the protection, and while Gemini mailers are great, again, it's a fallacy to believe they are so superior than other shipping methods.
👍 Some great tips and excellent packing Skillz. Everything I have ever gotten from you Chris has been packaged 📦 100% perfect Brother. Thanks for all the detail and the extra steps you take to ensure our books get to us without damage Brother. As Always thank you for keeping it Positive 💯 ✌️
I love the segmented pool-noodle! Extremely cheap and very clever. I unpacked two versions of this over the past year. Do you sell on EBay? Just curious...
Awesome video Chris!! I always appreciate the attention and effort that is put in to my books when purchasing online. You covered everything! Curious, is there a software that you recommend for your labels? I'm sure it's app, but I thought I'd ask as newbie... Thanks again for sharing some great content.
Thanks, Martin! Anything that I sell through WhatNot gets covered on the back end by WhatNot. I don't have to worry about anything because they handle the shipping payment and create the label for me.
Great video. This is all new to me on how to ship comics. Im going to thin out books I have and start to sell on eBay 1 of these days. This video gives me a good understanding on how to ship them. Just a quick question......what is your minimum comic value you would sell this way? Hope that makes sense. Lol. I mean to me it would make sense selling a $2 comic like this. Am I thinking right on that?
Sorry for the late reply, but what I think you're saying is, is it worth it to ship a $2 comic like this. The answer to that is if the buyer is paying for shipping. If they buyer wants to pay $8 plus dollars to ship a $2 book, then you're still making money.
All you had to do to make my day was pull out the painter's tape! At this point, every LCBS should carry rolls of this comic-friendly adhesive. Nice upload...
Honestly, when you spend 8 hours packaging only 26 packages, spending more time on pull tabs isn't going to happen. It's a fun trick and appealing, but painters tape pulls so easily anyways, it doesn't really do much, other than add that appeasement.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture understood, that's why I mentioned it only on the cardboard. Peeling shipping tape off of cardboard os very time consuming. And it adds risk to damaging book. But to each their own. Personally I only use shipping tape on outside of box. Everything inside I use painters tape. Yes there is extra cost, but to me I don't want to deal with refunds and returned shipments due to user error.
Weight, or box. If it's under 13oz., you can ship first class. Everything else, I use flat rate priority shipping, so I know how much I need to charge every time.
In the uk its a very different landscape. Those 'free' boxes your cutting up work out at about $4 the bags your mailing in another $2 and I believe we pay more on actual postage as well. If you're buying a low value book on ebay with fees its difficult to give a book away for less than $5. Then the seller actually wants to make something as well, I've lost count how many times a book has turned up in a jiffy bag without so much as a comic board in there. Its pretty weird with what you call $ books. Everything needs importing in the 1st place so its rare to find anything at a local sale. To add to the problems the few comic shops that are left don't even seem (on the whole) to do back issues in bricks and motor establishments, preferring instead to fill the place with Star wars merch and graphic novels. I get most of my new stuff from Forbidden planet mail order, luckily I can re purpose the twist mailers they come in.
Not really different here. His “free” boxes are only suppose to be used as the outside mailer…not “free packing materials”. I like Jernos videos and the way he packed his comics…just don’t agree with using the “free materials”. It eventually drives up prices for all of us.
@@adamnicholson4793 Respectfully, how does my shipping method drive up prices for anyone? And are you referring to comic prices? Or shipping prices? I'm a bit perplexed by your comment.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture Shipping prices. As with most things that are “free” there is a catch, and the USPS is no different. Sorry, I should have clarified. If everyone used the Priority Mailers for packing materials how long do you think they would A) remain free or B) not jack up pricing on shipping methods. Bad enough they increased shipping rates this year. As a one off case maybe it’s okay…but as seller myself I don’t agree with it. Just use a Gemini type mailer and write it off on your taxes.
@@adamnicholson4793 Thank you for clarifying. I can confidently state that USPS's mailers will be free for the foreseeable future and probably for lifetimes to come. I can also say with confidence that if any more cost increases happen, it isn't going to be from the amount of free priority packaging people are using, but from simple inflation. How many packages do you think go out each day in the US using the free packages? I might assume that it could reach 7 figures. Each year? Maybe 9 figures. Doubling up on envelopes isn't going to change anything, in my humble opinion. But this isn't about "cutting corners" to save money. It's simply a way that adds protection, and I am going to make a video to prove this. When I do use Gemini mailers, often times I still put the books inside the Tyvek bags because it protects them from moisture, and Gemini's leave the books exposed at the package's corners.
Good to know. I'll stick to the Gemini mailers since I keep the mailers that are not mangled by USPS. I guess it's classical conditioning. I've had a lot more positive experiences with Gemini mailer packages than non-Gemini packages. Be well!
I've had more positive experiences with Geminis as well, but that is usually because people that don't use them, simply don't know how to protect and ship a comic. While Geminis are great, it is a huge fallacy to believe that they offer more protection than any other shipping method. I'm actually doing a comparison video in the near future where I will be throwing and bending and punching comics in my packages vs. a gemini.
great video! thank you! Just quick question so I will try to start selling online. What weight range do you input before you start your auction? That part is what I am unsure of... like dimensions and weight so the shipping cost is calculated correctly when people purchase.
Since the Tyvek envelope is not a flat rate like the padded/bubble envelope how do you calculate the postage? I use PayPal ShipStation. Do you know which package type I would choose for that?
I ship mostly from sales from Whatnot, and Whatnot provides the shipping labels for you, so I don't have to worry about getting an exact weight, etc. So if something is shipping with a Priority label, I default to the Tyvek. If I am shipping outside of Whatnot, I always use flat rate options.
This is where it's easiest to just use Priority. For graded books, I always use flat rate boxes, and I just put in the value of the comic and pay any extra insurance after $100, since priority automatically covers up to $100. I've almost switched directly to priority for everything now though, since first class rates have gone up. Anything more than one book, I'm going priority for sure. I use pirateship to print labels as well.
@@JernosComicsPopCulturethanks so much jerno. I have never sold just bought. So I’m nervous even mailing 😅😅. Your channel has been helpful and I’m using your BCW discounts!!
I have a question, so I’m new to selling on whatnot and I’ve been reading up on the shipping guidelines for priority mail especially, and I say this because I tried this method for a single book and when I went to weigh the item it was like 10 oz all together. With that said I believe it’s got to be 16 oz to use these envelopes due to usps guidelines. Would this still work or do I need to go a different route?
You can ship any weight priority. It's just going to cost more. If you're selling through Whatnot, they will create the label, and it will say priority it first class/ ground depending on their weight calculation. If it doesn't say priority, you can't use any prodigy mailers. If it is priority, you can't use the flat rate priority mailers either. Just the standard envelopes and regional boxes.
Yeah, protection is protection is protection, no matter how you protect. As long as someone is ensuring that they are protecting the book properly, that's what matters.
So, you didnt say the weight. Also, if its over 1 pound depending on where it went you could have just mailed from the legal envelope at flat rate. The final bag is not flat rate.
Hi Dave. The final Tyvek bag used is never flat rate and will always be priced by weight. This video wasn't to highlight cost of shipping, but rather techniques that are meant to protect the comic books that you are shipping out.
Why don't you just slide a Gemini mailer into the Legal Flat Rate envelope and call it a day? Then all of your shipping costs would be $9 or whatever the fee is.
A few reasons. One, Gemini mailers can be pretty pricey when you add it all up. The materials I used are free. Secondly, For books under 14 oz (if I can remember off the top of my head), using the priority envelop that I use is actually cheaper than the standard flat rate envelope and the legal one.
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USPS Priority Mail materials are to be used as the exterior packaging that you ship your items in, NOT as packing materials. And only one PM envelope, mailer or box is meant to be used per package shipped. They are providing PM materials free of charge to encourage customers to use PM services, not so you don't have to spend money on packing material. You are in direct violation of USPS rules regarding the legal use of PM materials. It is absolutely criminal how many PM mailers you fraudulently used to ship one comic book. This will cause USPS to eventually stop providing free PM materials for their honest customers. You are not only intentionally committing fraud yourself but are advising other people to do so as well. If you're going to commit a crime it's a great idea to film it.👍👍
The most important part of this video is using the USPS water resistant envelope. No matter how well you pack your books to keep them from bending if they get wet it doesn’t matter at all
If they were to get wet it wouldn't be the fault of the shipper tho you would think
@@HustleMagnets It never is the fault of the shipper for shipping damages :(, toss it all in a polymailer before you put it in the final envolope.
This is so ridiculously excessive that it borders on misinformation.
literally
The spinal tap of comic book postage, unintentional comedy.
I was looking for a video on how to properly ship a comic book but apparently found a video on building an onion .
says the guy with no videos and two subscribers
This is very informative! I’ve received books packaged just like that and I want to do the same for my buyers
great video, useful informatin as always. one sugestion with the blue painters tape, if i have to use the wider roll of painters tape like you have, i will usually take a razor blade and run it down the middle of the roll of tape and it essentially gives me 2 rolls of tape.
I've seen people do that! I actually like using the wide roll for shipping though. I use the thinner roles for taping the back of my comic bags.
Maybe I missed it but how much did it cost you to ship that?
Great video! I hope a lot of the people that don't know what they are doing watch this!
Thanks, Paul!
Awesome video! I just got an order in today from an eBay seller that taped the books together then cut out a empty cereal box as protection. Then they put it inside a brown paper envelope with label and away she went. It was wet, but not to bad. If you are going to sell books and ship them, please learn how to package properly! Respect sir!
Man whoever bought those books must be pretty awesome 😁
Haha yes they are!! Sent to the post office today! Thanks again for your purchases!
Holy cow! I just learned how to make a paper mache frisbee 😂
lol it might even come back if you put the wrong address on it
Awesome video Chris! I had to recycle a lot of packaging materials when I first started selling last year. It definitely cuts down on costs. Over the year, I slowly upgraded to delivering in brand new Gemini Mailers. I truly believe the care taken into packing a comic order is a good way to represent a brand. Right on dude!
Absolutely, man. Where do you feel the base place to buy Gemini's in bulk is?
Isn't illegal to use USPS mailers and boxes for supplies except for shipping?
It is illegal to use priority packaging and not ship priority. In this method, I am shipping priority.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture Can you do a ground shipping video?
So cool and thanks for the info on shipping 😊😊
I was just wondering can you do another state of the market video. Where you go over where you think comics are going over next years for bronze silver copper etc? Maybe gold?
Great idea!
I will recycle materials also for best protection, any cardboard boxs I get I'll keep for this purpose. Am glad to see am not only one doing at as someone people get iffy about it like it's unprofessional in some way.
Great video. I use the same technique except I use foam board ( the thin kind) and a manilla envelope. I think I am going to incorporate some you your techniques going forward.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!
My rule of thumb is ship how you’d want to receive. Depending on the price I paid for shipping and the book itself, I’d cringe receiving a book this way. I’ve received so many damaged books that was shipped exactly this way.
I’ve always thought it was cheaper to refund a small percentage of books that get damaged from cutting corners, than to send out secure in a Gemini.
If you have to ship this way, at the very least make sure that the corrugated lines are vertical and not horizontal.
Wholeheartedly agree here. I’m nervous when folks ship this way. You’re corrugation is oriented the same way, therefore the package is prone to bends in one direction. Nothing replaces a Gemini.
Are you seriously saying that what I did in this video is cutting corners? It's so funny how folks think that Gemini mailers are so superior, when they themselves are just carboard. I spent 8 hours packaging 26 packages. I don't think that's cutting corners. There is more carboard thickness on these than a gemini mailer provides. There is also multiple layers of complete covered protection, where gemini mailers actually expose the inside of the package, technically making them more vulnerable.
If you received damaged books, then I can guarantee you that they aren't doing what I'm doing. There are many flaws to a book just sitting between two pieces of carboard, but my process and level of protection doesn't stop there.
I'm usually good at being able to agree to disagree, but I have to stand firm here and say that your commentary does not line up with what I'm doing. I have never had one complaint from any of my shipped items. I have never had one item be reported damaged. I have a 5.0 perfect rating on WhatNot and eBay. I think that alone speaks for itself.
Please see my response to David. the corrugation doesn't matter because the thickness of the total package is so thick, that you would have to really sit and try to bend it with might in order to do some damage. My packages are thicker and more durable than a gemini mailer. That isn't my opinion, it's a fact. If I put two books in a gemini mailer, and 2 books in a package like this, and tried to bend them or damage them, the gemini would bend quicker. If I threw them both at a wall attempting to blunt the corners of the package, the gemini mailer would take more damage.
Maybe I'll find some 50 cent comics and make a video doing this to prove that you guys (respectfully) are incorrect about my method. Again, no complaints from customers, no damages, 5.0 star rating on Whatnot, perfect feedback on eBay.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture How long do you think it would have taken to pack 26 packages using a Gemini? They’re $1 a piece. Just saying.
@@matthewgmoran Half of my orders were packaged in Gemini Mailers. And I just don't throw the books in the mailers either. I give them extra protection as well. So they all take about the same time. Everything that I used to package the books in the video was free. So when you're shipping out hundreds of packages, that $1 adds up. I'm saving myself hundreds of dollars. But at the end of the day, the cost doesn't matter. It's about the protection, and while Gemini mailers are great, again, it's a fallacy to believe they are so superior than other shipping methods.
In canada it can only be 500g and 2cm high to be shipped lettermail. Hard to package it well with these limitations. I do my best
👍 Some great tips and excellent packing Skillz. Everything I have ever gotten from you Chris has been packaged 📦 100% perfect Brother. Thanks for all the detail and the extra steps you take to ensure our books get to us without damage Brother. As Always thank you for keeping it Positive 💯 ✌️
Thanks, Simon!
I thought I was the only the who did this pretty dope
Great video, can you do a video on how you determine shipping charges for the books you send out?
Ah that would be a good one. For Whatnot, they take care of all the shipping on the back end, so it makes things much easier for the seller.
When I ship slabs, I use two boxes, bubble wrap and I cut down a pool noddle on all sides of the slab.
I love the segmented pool-noodle!
Extremely cheap and very clever.
I unpacked two versions of this over the past year.
Do you sell on EBay?
Just curious...
@@jayblack7495 not yet. I sell on shortbox. Just been trying at the selling side.
Yes! I've received a slab in noodles before! Maybe it was from you! lol
@@JernosComicsPopCulture maybe. But it had to be off the shortboxed app.
Thank goodness for free mailers!
Tax dollars hard at work.
Awesome video Chris!! I always appreciate the attention and effort that is put in to my books when purchasing online. You covered everything! Curious, is there a software that you recommend for your labels? I'm sure it's app, but I thought I'd ask as newbie... Thanks again for sharing some great content.
Thanks, Martin! Anything that I sell through WhatNot gets covered on the back end by WhatNot. I don't have to worry about anything because they handle the shipping payment and create the label for me.
I am new to eBay and never shipped comic books and I was curious what size USPS Priority Mailer Envelopes should I Order?
Great video. This is all new to me on how to ship comics. Im going to thin out books I have and start to sell on eBay 1 of these days. This video gives me a good understanding on how to ship them. Just a quick question......what is your minimum comic value you would sell this way? Hope that makes sense. Lol. I mean to me it would make sense selling a $2 comic like this. Am I thinking right on that?
Sorry for the late reply, but what I think you're saying is, is it worth it to ship a $2 comic like this. The answer to that is if the buyer is paying for shipping. If they buyer wants to pay $8 plus dollars to ship a $2 book, then you're still making money.
Thank you. This was useful. So that last envelope isn't flat rate, correct? So cost to ship will depend on the weight?
Thanks, Chris! And yes, you are correct!
All you had to do to make my day was pull out the painter's tape!
At this point, every LCBS should carry rolls of this comic-friendly adhesive.
Nice upload...
Haha I agree! Thanks for watching!
Cool video! A very thorough process. Painters tape is a godsend!
Thanks Richard!
I would suggest pull tabs on the shipping tape on the cardboard.
Honestly, when you spend 8 hours packaging only 26 packages, spending more time on pull tabs isn't going to happen. It's a fun trick and appealing, but painters tape pulls so easily anyways, it doesn't really do much, other than add that appeasement.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture understood, that's why I mentioned it only on the cardboard. Peeling shipping tape off of cardboard os very time consuming. And it adds risk to damaging book. But to each their own. Personally I only use shipping tape on outside of box. Everything inside I use painters tape. Yes there is extra cost, but to me I don't want to deal with refunds and returned shipments due to user error.
I thought you had to pay for those priority envelops. You said the post office gives them away for free in bulk?
Yes you can find them on their website as well.
Thanks for the ideas. Have you ever used this for CGC submissions?
I do something similar for CGC submissions, but it doesn't look exactly the same.
How do you charge for shipping? Like how do you even know how much to charge
Weight, or box. If it's under 13oz., you can ship first class. Everything else, I use flat rate priority shipping, so I know how much I need to charge every time.
Wonderful video and have are great day 🙌 stay connected 😊😊
Thank you so much!
In the uk its a very different landscape. Those 'free' boxes your cutting up work out at about $4 the bags your mailing in another $2 and I believe we pay more on actual postage as well. If you're buying a low value book on ebay with fees its difficult to give a book away for less than $5. Then the seller actually wants to make something as well, I've lost count how many times a book has turned up in a jiffy bag without so much as a comic board in there. Its pretty weird with what you call $ books. Everything needs importing in the 1st place so its rare to find anything at a local sale. To add to the problems the few comic shops that are left don't even seem (on the whole) to do back issues in bricks and motor establishments, preferring instead to fill the place with Star wars merch and graphic novels.
I get most of my new stuff from Forbidden planet mail order, luckily I can re purpose the twist mailers they come in.
Not really different here. His “free” boxes are only suppose to be used as the outside mailer…not “free packing materials”. I like Jernos videos and the way he packed his comics…just don’t agree with using the “free materials”. It eventually drives up prices for all of us.
@@adamnicholson4793 Respectfully, how does my shipping method drive up prices for anyone? And are you referring to comic prices? Or shipping prices? I'm a bit perplexed by your comment.
@@adamnicholson4793 there not free full stop here.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture Shipping prices. As with most things that are “free” there is a catch, and the USPS is no different. Sorry, I should have clarified. If everyone used the Priority Mailers for packing materials how long do you think they would A) remain free or B) not jack up pricing on shipping methods. Bad enough they increased shipping rates this year. As a one off case maybe it’s okay…but as seller myself I don’t agree with it. Just use a Gemini type mailer and write it off on your taxes.
@@adamnicholson4793 Thank you for clarifying. I can confidently state that USPS's mailers will be free for the foreseeable future and probably for lifetimes to come. I can also say with confidence that if any more cost increases happen, it isn't going to be from the amount of free priority packaging people are using, but from simple inflation. How many packages do you think go out each day in the US using the free packages? I might assume that it could reach 7 figures. Each year? Maybe 9 figures. Doubling up on envelopes isn't going to change anything, in my humble opinion.
But this isn't about "cutting corners" to save money. It's simply a way that adds protection, and I am going to make a video to prove this. When I do use Gemini mailers, often times I still put the books inside the Tyvek bags because it protects them from moisture, and Gemini's leave the books exposed at the package's corners.
Good to know. I'll stick to the Gemini mailers since I keep the mailers that are not mangled by USPS. I guess it's classical conditioning. I've had a lot more positive experiences with Gemini mailer packages than non-Gemini packages. Be well!
I've had more positive experiences with Geminis as well, but that is usually because people that don't use them, simply don't know how to protect and ship a comic. While Geminis are great, it is a huge fallacy to believe that they offer more protection than any other shipping method. I'm actually doing a comparison video in the near future where I will be throwing and bending and punching comics in my packages vs. a gemini.
How do you feel about shipping a book in a top loader. I have extras and I have some expensive books I plan on selling
It can add extra protection, and as long as it was packaged with the same basics, it should work.
I don’t see the shipping option for the envelope which one do l put
Does this only work in multiple of 2 comics? Just worried if it’s a single, will it be unsafe?
No. As long as one comic is sandwiched between two carboard pieces, that should give it the same protection.
Awesome! I came into bunch of comics I plan to sell, this will help tremendously. Quick question, what sizes of the envelopes are you using? Thanks !
If you're talking about the bubble envelopes, I don't know their exact measurements. Maybe like an 8x11?
Good stuff
Dude, you just spent about $30 in postage alone. How do you make a profit? lol
All postage was paid for by the buyers. It’s not an expense for me whatsoever.
great video! thank you! Just quick question so I will try to start selling online. What weight range do you input before you start your auction? That part is what I am unsure of... like dimensions and weight so the shipping cost is calculated correctly when people purchase.
I would ship flat rate priority if I was you. Anything more than 2 comics will weigh over the first class limit anyways.
Since the Tyvek envelope is not a flat rate like the padded/bubble envelope how do you calculate the postage? I use PayPal ShipStation. Do you know which package type I would choose for that?
I ship mostly from sales from Whatnot, and Whatnot provides the shipping labels for you, so I don't have to worry about getting an exact weight, etc. So if something is shipping with a Priority label, I default to the Tyvek.
If I am shipping outside of Whatnot, I always use flat rate options.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture Makes sense, but is the Tyvek envelope a flat rate option?
@@brettbronstein The ones I use are not flat rate, but I am not sure if USPS has another Tyvek flate rate option.
How do I ship Marvel treasury book?
That's a great question! I think those might be too big even for magazine sized Gemini Mailers.
How much do you spend on the 3 different shipping envelopes per order? 🤔
Not a dime. Usps mailing supplies are free.
Seriously? So I can just walk in and grab some stacks of the 3 envelopes and walk out?
What mail do you pick for cgc graded or multiple comics? I can’t tell which is insured and for how much. How do you get info on pricing and insurance?
This is where it's easiest to just use Priority. For graded books, I always use flat rate boxes, and I just put in the value of the comic and pay any extra insurance after $100, since priority automatically covers up to $100. I've almost switched directly to priority for everything now though, since first class rates have gone up. Anything more than one book, I'm going priority for sure. I use pirateship to print labels as well.
@@JernosComicsPopCulturethanks so much jerno. I have never sold just bought. So I’m nervous even mailing 😅😅. Your channel has been helpful and I’m using your BCW discounts!!
@@JernosComicsPopCulturethank you. So is pirate ship better pricing than just going through eBay for labels?
What approximate weight in ounces does this package with 1-2 books come out to?
Roughly 11 to 12 oz.
Useful as usual
Thank you, Dan!
Good god man! What’s that cost to ship those 2 comics? Might have to raise my shipping costs
$5
Through Whatnot.
@@JernosComicsPopCulture you said all of your envelopes are free? Can you explain how that is?? I’m new to shipping comics
I have a question, so I’m new to selling on whatnot and I’ve been reading up on the shipping guidelines for priority mail especially, and I say this because I tried this method for a single book and when I went to weigh the item it was like 10 oz all together. With that said I believe it’s got to be 16 oz to use these envelopes due to usps guidelines. Would this still work or do I need to go a different route?
You can ship any weight priority. It's just going to cost more. If you're selling through Whatnot, they will create the label, and it will say priority it first class/ ground depending on their weight calculation. If it doesn't say priority, you can't use any prodigy mailers. If it is priority, you can't use the flat rate priority mailers either. Just the standard envelopes and regional boxes.
You pretty much have to use Gemini mailers now when shipping on eBay as buyers neg you if you use this method even if the book isn’t damaged
Yeah, protection is protection is protection, no matter how you protect. As long as someone is ensuring that they are protecting the book properly, that's what matters.
So, you didnt say the weight. Also, if its over 1 pound depending on where it went you could have just mailed from the legal envelope at flat rate. The final bag is not flat rate.
Hi Dave. The final Tyvek bag used is never flat rate and will always be priced by weight. This video wasn't to highlight cost of shipping, but rather techniques that are meant to protect the comic books that you are shipping out.
No wonder USPS is losing money!!!! You should be ashamed for using so much of their packaging. Crook!
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That’s a lot of packing. I feel that is a lot of shipping cost
Hi Barry. Not sure what you mean. Are you thinking that the specific way I am packaging them would be more expensive?
Why don't you just slide a Gemini mailer into the Legal Flat Rate envelope and call it a day? Then all of your shipping costs would be $9 or whatever the fee is.
A few reasons. One, Gemini mailers can be pretty pricey when you add it all up. The materials I used are free. Secondly, For books under 14 oz (if I can remember off the top of my head), using the priority envelop that I use is actually cheaper than the standard flat rate envelope and the legal one.