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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Kevin Salm writes:
> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Mark Hollingsworth writes:
> > Thanks for the response so far. I can still use more if anyone else is
> > interested...
> >
> > I will pay $65 per set plus shipping. If you bought too many sets at 75%
> > percent off and want to unload... I will take all I can get for that price.
> > Or make an offer. Thanks
>
>
> I have a tip for you:
>
> Since almost all of the components of this set are separately boxed (except the
> rails and light kit) you can save yourself some shipping costs if you tell your
> seller to discard the outer box and ship in any box they have laying around.
> Otherwise, a proper shipping carton (size 20 x 20 x 8 inches or taller) will be
> required and those cannot be purchased new for less than $8.00-$10.00 in most
> cases.
>
> I did this and received one 4534 packed in a random shipping box. All I paid
> for was postage cost, not for a $10 box!
>
> If you really gotta have all the boxes, I guess you will have to pay for them.
> I have seen at least 1 Ebay auction asking $17 or more for shipping and most of
> this is because a $10 shipping box is needed.
>
> Reminds me when I sold a bunch of original Fort Legorado and other huge sets
> and the buyers never understood why they had to pay for a $10 box!
>
> This tip is handy for anyone who will just be discarding the original Lego box
> anyway--ask for items to be shipped without the Lego box.
>
>
Hey Kevin,
Actually, that's not always the case! I found boxes at the Container Store
that would hold a Red Beard Runner for less than 3 bucks apiece! As for the
4534 sets, I just sent Mark 4 sets and I kept them in their original boxes.
He told me I could remove the contents, but I found that I wasn't saving
that much space by doing so (if I kept the smaller boxes intact). I found a
box at the local U-Haul store for $3.00 that was almost perfect in size! It
cost $16.27 to ship the box from Texas to Michigan using FedEx ground
(including insurance)! Mark told me that FedEx ground is cheaper than UPS
or USPS and I have to say I'm a believer. The estimated arrival time is 3
business days! I think I may have to use FedEx more often after this.
Another tip is to take a larger box and cut it down to size. Sometimes it's
easier to find a box that fits in length and width and cut it down to fit
the height. It's not that hard to do with a sharp box knife!
Well, I just wanted to add my two bits! I hope this might help others save
on costs!
Tom__
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| (...) The easiest, cheapest is the way I've received a few: simply wrapped in brown thick mailing paper (one layer is enough). This will cost less than $1 for the paper and tape, and works really well. If you want the original box to stay mint, an (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| (...) I have a tip for you: Since almost all of the components of this set are separately boxed (except the rails and light kit) you can save yourself some shipping costs if you tell your seller to discard the outer box and ship in any box they have (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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