My experience is media mail shipping is only a day or to slower and sometimes just as fast as first class mail.
Cheapest way to ship vinyl records.
U haul the container store and reusable moving boxes from bungobox all make boxes sized specifically for shipping vinyl records.
Plan ahead and you ll save time use minimal packaging supplies and avoid pricey shipping costs.
When you re prepping your vinyl for the postal service don t overpack it.
Its not just vinyl records that you might be shipping.
Put 20 22 records on top of the center where the two pieces of bubble wrap cross.
You can send a portable vinyl player for example for the same price as it would cost to send a vinyl record due to the generous weight and dimensions allowed by dpd for uk shipping via the dpd pickup service.
Stick with the basics.
The only affordable way to ship vinyl is media mail.
I see no problem shipping whatever way the customers wants particularly if they want to pay for it.
The first thing you re going to want to do is prep the record for shipping.
Having provided our guide to grading second hand records tom fisher of south london record shop rat records talks you through the best way to package vinyl records.
Choose the right shipping container.
Cross two pieces of bubble wrap that are as wide as the records and three and a half times as long.
A box that falls apart is no box at all it s a heap of cardboard.
2 fold the bubble wrap over the records and secure with tape.
Usps media mail is the cheapest way to ship books and vinyl records if your package only contains books videos or records then media mail is the cheapest shipping service hands down.
Remove vinyl from the jacket.
If you ship the proper way the extra time is not a problem.
If you re an occasional seller a full time hustler or just a curious buyer looking to see how to prepare records for shipping in the mail then this is for you.
The quickest way to work out the cost of shipping vinyl records is to enter the dimensions weight and destination of your packaged item into our shipping calculator.
So suppose this fine fine record is sold to a very lucky buyer.
That crumpled old sleeve might have been fine until it sold but your customer will appreciate receiving their new record with a fresh crisp sleeve.
Steps to ship vinyl records.
There shouldn t be too much extra room for jostling around during the move.
By all means though if it is a high value shipment.
We help many customers send vinyl record players via courier but be sure to package them up correctly as they can be fragile.