thomas Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 What do you use to ship them? I have a bunch of old school books that have never been used, and some never opened that my old school never took back. I didn't know if I should go out and buy some bubble mailers, or some nice cardboard ones. Also which site do you prefer to use, amazon, half.com, ebay, another? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I've never shipped any, but any time my girlfriend or I have gotten any they've been in heavy duty bubble mailer, the kind that are plastic on the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 That is what I figured would be best, but I've gotten books in both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 i use to work at a library when i was in high school. ive seen books come in both. paperbacks sometimes came in those weird like recycled cardboard mailers that have the string you need to tear off to open them. unless it was a huge order from a publisher books would most often come in a bubble mailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akross Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 We use bubble mailers, but we haven't mailed textbook sized books, I would still probably use bubble mailers. We use half.com for books (I have been selling some of my PS2 games there lately too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoyadrian Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 the books that i order online from ebay come in bubble mailers or those usps boxes they sell at the post office. if shipping a paperback in a bubble mailer, a nice touch (if you could) would be to put the book inbetween pieces of cardboard, and then that in the bubble mailer. It helps sturdy the packaging a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlz Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Like everyone suggested bubble mailer. Depending on the thickness you could also reuse an LP mailer with the folds that can be adjusted. I've sold some paperback textbooks this way. I buy books from ebay since most of the time it's cheaper but sell on amazon. All you pay for is commission and books usually sell for more. Half.com is also okay but you will only get paid on the 15th or the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 i have an abundance of shoe boxes for some reason, these work pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qskapunk Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 bubble mailers and half.com watch out on half.com tho, I would not recommend offering "expedited shipping" if you have large textbooks UNLESS they fit into a flat rate envelope - you only get reimbursed $5.24 if they choose expedited and unless it fits in a flat rate envelope you are screwed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 That was another thing I was not sure of, how much it costs to ship them. A lot of books are big so I figured they'd cost a lot. Thanks for the help guys, now I just need to stop being lazy and gather them all up and list them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I just cut up paper bags from the grocery store and wrap them like a present. Adds virtually no weight to the package. I've sold at least 50 books this way on half.com. The shipping reimbursement totaled more than the cost of shipping every single time. You might only be able to ship media mail when you package things this way though, I really don't know. Books, especially hardback, are sturdy. I never had one complaint about a book being damaged in mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impact Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 thomas, got the movies yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 also remember to ship them media mail! It'll be cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 thomas, got the movies yesterday. Excellent, sorry media took damn near the full two weeks. That is the first time I've had it take that long during not holiday mail season. I think all the books I have are soft cover, so I don't know how well just wrapping them up will work. I guess I'll have to see if/when any of them sell and I get ready to ship them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I have used Amazon to sell back most of my textbooks. Works pretty well. I've used a variety of boxes and bubble mailers and LP mailers to ship stuff. Just depends on the size of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 I did not even think of using LP mailers. I have a shit of them in various sizes left, so some of them have to work. How does amazon work, do they have a listing and final fee like ebay, or just a final fee like half.com? Also do you only get paid twice a month like on half? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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