Packaging cards

smallstocks

How do you guys package your cards if you are selling a block? For example, if I have 40 cards I am selling for $10, I really don't want to put each one in their own card holder. So what do I do?

Mike

lostdart58

There are hard clear plastic cases which come in various sizes to hold various amounts of card.

shambo2000

You can put two cards in toploaders and place ten cards in penny sleeves between the two toploaders. The 12 cards will fit perfectly in a team set bag (assuming they're standard size and thickness). I've been able to fit 4 of these (48 cards) in an 8x10 bubble mailer with no problem.

Shannon

wallst32

Exactly what shambo2000 said (I've done that many times), except for the bubble mailer part. ALWAYS use a cardboard box. Also next time you sell a lot, remember to factor in the shipping costs ahead of time.

MorrellMan

Good question - I beg sellers of card lots to not place them in those horrid plastic cases. I can't believe that card corners can stay healthy in those plastic coffins, tossed around in the mail. Having said that, I would anticipate what packaging properly protected card lots would cost and charge an appropriate amount for shipping and handling. $10 card lot buyers deserved as much consideration in packaging as $1000 card lot buyers.

lostdart58

<< <i>Good question - I beg sellers of card lots to not place them in those horrid plastic cases. I can't believe that card corners can stay healthy in those plastic coffins, tossed around in the mail. Having said that, I would anticipate what packaging properly protected card lots would cost and charge an appropriate amount for shipping and handling. $10 card lot buyers deserved as much consideration in packaging as $1000 card lot buyers. >>



When these so called "coffins" are full or near to full with cards, the cards do not move. It is the putting in and taking out of the cards where caution is necessaary...................... but caution is also necessary when placing cards in and out of soft sleeves, top loaders etc.

Snowball

Here's what I do:

When I sell nice insert sets I place each card in sleeves and put in teambag and place between 2 cardboard. I tape the teambag in one cardboard to keep in place. If 40 cards or over I would split in half and place in teambags and cutout cardboards that will fit the 2 bags side by side (w/ extra space for protection) and tape the bags in one cardboard and tape the other cardboard on top of it. Then place in bubble mailer.


If you decide to put in hardcase just make sure that the cards don't move around by stuffing small piece of bubble or styrofoam pellet.

MorrellMan

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<< <i>Good question - I beg sellers of card lots to not place them in those horrid plastic cases. I can't believe that card corners can stay healthy in those plastic coffins, tossed around in the mail. Having said that, I would anticipate what packaging properly protected card lots would cost and charge an appropriate amount for shipping and handling. $10 card lot buyers deserved as much consideration in packaging as $1000 card lot buyers. >>



When these so called "coffins" are full or near to full with cards, the cards do not move. It is the putting in and taking out of the cards where caution is necessaary...................... but caution is also necessary when placing cards in and out of soft sleeves, top loaders etc. >>



With all due respect, how can they not move? That is a physical impossibilty. If there is space to fit the cards in, there is space for them to move around, and the corners are not molded into arrowheads like the PSA holders.

Try a little test - take a plastic box near to full of mint cards, crisp sharp corners, and, with the lid snapped shut, shake it violently up and down and side to side. How mint are those cards now? I hate those little coffins.