How Do You Pack And Ship LP Records?
For sellers of records, it is very important to know how to pack them properly. You can reduce the number that break or suffer cover damage if you follow these tips. I ship thousands of records every year and hardly lose any to damage in the mail. Acquire your materials. Don’t use just any old boxes you have laying around just because you can fit a record inside. If you use a box that’s too big, you’ll pay more in shipping fees due to the weight. Also, the record could slide around inside and get damaged. Several companies make similarly designed boxes that are ideal for shipping records, U Line being the biggest. I recommend that you buy your boxes from www.squaredealonline.com. They have the best prices and sell all types of related packing materials, such as polybags and cardboard insert pads. The U Line boxes they sell are cheaper than getting them from U Line directly. The plain cardboard variety (no white colored side) will cost you about .68 each including shipping if you buy 10
