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| | | Author: | JLaue13  | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 09:38 | | Subject: | Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 229 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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| | | | | Author: | goldknight | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 09:41 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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| | | | | Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 09:44 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Never in a flat envelope. Always Option A. If you put it in a flat envelope,
it will go through a different machine that is meant for "flat" mail. It tends
to destroy lego or event remove it from the envelope leaving the buyer with an
empty shipment.
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| | | | | | | Author: | JLaue13 | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 09:59 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| I guess I suspected that was case, but I wasn't thinking the damage would
be so graphic! Thanks.
In Shipping, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Never in a flat envelope. Always Option A. If you put it in a flat envelope,
it will go through a different machine that is meant for "flat" mail. It tends
to destroy lego or event remove it from the envelope leaving the buyer with an
empty shipment.
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| | | | | | | Author: | rylie_aitch | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 10:42 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Never in a flat envelope. Always Option A. If you put it in a flat envelope,
it will go through a different machine that is meant for "flat" mail. It tends
to destroy lego or event remove it from the envelope leaving the buyer with an
empty shipment.
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What if you pay the non-machinable surcharge? I wouldn't put anything as
thick as a brick in an envelope, but the butterfly stamp does circumvent the
automatic sorting machine.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 11:17 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, ryanaitch writes:
| | In Shipping, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Never in a flat envelope. Always Option A. If you put it in a flat envelope,
it will go through a different machine that is meant for "flat" mail. It tends
to destroy lego or event remove it from the envelope leaving the buyer with an
empty shipment.
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What if you pay the non-machinable surcharge? I wouldn't put anything as
thick as a brick in an envelope, but the butterfly stamp does circumvent the
automatic sorting machine.
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In theory one would think this would work, but it's not a chance that I personally
would be willing to take. There have been numerous other stories on the forum
in the past of individuals ordering a single minifig head and such and getting
an empty envelope with a hole where the head was otherwise shot out by the sorting
machine. Keep in mind that the buyer is paying for the shipping charges, so
they are already comfortable with the prices. If you are willing to take the
risk and have spare parts if they don't make it, that is your decision to
make and resolve if it goes wrong.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | BlueDevilBricks | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 12:02 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| to add to this... early on in my bricklink selling adventure, I sent a single
spider-man head, in a little zip bag inside of a 4x8 bubble mailer.
It arrived to my customer damaged. I guess it looked so thin, they ran it through
a sorter and smashed a corner of the head.
Now, I either use a box or I wrap everything in additional bubblewrap before
putting in the bubble mailer
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Andy_Bell | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 16:55 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, BlueDevilBricks writes:
| | to add to this... early on in my bricklink selling adventure, I sent a single
spider-man head, in a little zip bag inside of a 4x8 bubble mailer.
It arrived to my customer damaged. I guess it looked so thin, they ran it through
a sorter and smashed a corner of the head.
Now, I either use a box or I wrap everything in additional bubblewrap before
putting in the bubble mailer
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If something seems thin - I'll add a pair of 2x4 stuck cross way to make
sure the envelope has sufficient thinkness. I once had a clerk give me the 'eye'
and a comment insinuating I was using a padded envelope to get the 'free'
parcel tracking that would be more expensive as a registered, etc as a letter
with tracking. (This was a while back.)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 18:50 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Andy_Bell writes:
| | If something seems thin - I'll add a pair of 2x4 stuck cross way to make
sure the envelope has sufficient thinkness. I once had a clerk give me the 'eye'
and a comment insinuating I was using a padded envelope to get the 'free'
parcel tracking that would be more expensive as a registered, etc as a letter
with tracking. (This was a while back.)
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Well hey, if somebody wants to assume the worst, that's on them!
Going back to the OP, the new butterfly stamps are great. Would also recommend
mailing minifigs and very tiny pieces in tear-resistant envelopes. Or include
a card (ie. business, order details) and everything inside one bag.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 11:35 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| Wouldn't that substantially increase the delivery time?
In Shipping, ryanaitch writes:
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What if you pay the non-machinable surcharge? I wouldn't put anything as
thick as a brick in an envelope, but the butterfly stamp does circumvent the
automatic sorting machine.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | rylie_aitch | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 13:59 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, zorbanj writes:
| | Wouldn't that substantially increase the delivery time?
In Shipping, ryanaitch writes:
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What if you pay the non-machinable surcharge? I wouldn't put anything as
thick as a brick in an envelope, but the butterfly stamp does circumvent the
automatic sorting machine.
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I don’t believe so. I buy/sell magic the gathering cards frequently, and there
doesn’t seem to be a difference in delivery time on orders that come with just
a forever stamp vs a nonmachinable stamp. I ship all my cards with the butterfly
(nonmachinable) stamp just in case but the ones that come with forever stamps
seem to fare well enough with just a topploader.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Shiny_Stuff | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 18:40 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, ryanaitch writes:
| | In Shipping, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Never in a flat envelope. Always Option A. If you put it in a flat envelope,
it will go through a different machine that is meant for "flat" mail. It tends
to destroy lego or event remove it from the envelope leaving the buyer with an
empty shipment.
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What if you pay the non-machinable surcharge? I wouldn't put anything as
thick as a brick in an envelope, but the butterfly stamp does circumvent the
automatic sorting machine.
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Every week I send a few orders in plain paper envelopes this way. It is only
appropriate for thin stuff like a few plates or tiles or minifig weapons.
Never something like a single minifig or single minifig head. I use a piece
of folded cardstock paper and always mark the envelope as Non-Machineable.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 19:32 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Shiny_Stuff writes:
| | In Shipping, ryanaitch writes:
| | In Shipping, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Never in a flat envelope. Always Option A. If you put it in a flat envelope,
it will go through a different machine that is meant for "flat" mail. It tends
to destroy lego or event remove it from the envelope leaving the buyer with an
empty shipment.
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What if you pay the non-machinable surcharge? I wouldn't put anything as
thick as a brick in an envelope, but the butterfly stamp does circumvent the
automatic sorting machine.
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Every week I send a few orders in plain paper envelopes this way. It is only
appropriate for thin stuff like a few plates or tiles or minifig weapons.
Never something like a single minifig or single minifig head. I use a piece
of folded cardstock paper and always mark the envelope as Non-Machineable.
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The last time I tried that, at a buyer's request, the envelope was returned
to me. I had previously used this method to ship tiles only in cardboard and
paying the non-machinable surcharge without trouble. Who knows?
Jen
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 26, 2022 12:05 | | Subject: | Re: Super duper small order | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, JLaue13 writes:
| | Theoretically, if you (in the US) had one brick 1 x 4 to ship first-class, how
would you do it?
a) Still as a package?
b) In a flat envelope?
c) Other?
Wondering if there are issues with b) or its just bad manners?
Joe.
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Theoretically, I wouldn't ship it. Use a store minimum and avoid such small
orders or they will end up costing you - in paypal fixed fees, packaging costs
and time.
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