Mailing 78 rpm

[vintagetenor]

I have been collecting 78s since 1973 and have shipped hundreds or even thousands of them since 1999. I don't remember ever having a problem with breakage in transit. I pack them very well.

Years ago, I used the 10" record mailers from Bags Unlimited quite regularly. Since then, I have shipped 78s in several different types of boxes and sometimes even without a box, using an 8-ply cardboard "sandwich" (which also worked fine).

I am considering going back to the Bags Unlimited mailers, but before doing so I'd like to see if there are more cost effective ways to do this. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

[Frisco The Beagle]

I've purchased boxes from ULine for shipping 78's (both 10" and 12"). They have a really big selection of sizes and strengths. BUT the shipping is usually as expensive as the boxes themselves. I also reuse/recycle the thin album mailers from records I've received.

[vintagetenor]

Thanks, Frisco. Actually, I have seen Uline's boxes, but the closest size to what I'd need is too deep.

Just today, I placed the order with Bags Unlimited. They're offering a 10% discount and my 50 boxes came to about $1.39 apiece including shipping. That's less than I paid at my local pizzeria for their boxes a few weeks ago.