This method will not guarantee that they will not get broken. I have done this at least ten times and about 6 of them were broken when delivered. I now ask my neighbors to save their Amazon boxes, specially the small ones, for me. Use boxes. Less plastic and way safer for the CD. I also don’t sell individual CDs. I usually try to sell 5 or more of the same genre or artist. Making sets has not only boosted my sales but also made shipping easier.
I just shipped a pretty valuable DVD to a guy almost identical to this, a little heavier bubble mailer. Shipped first class because he paid so much for the movie, apparently the case got broken in the mail somewhere and he was not happy. Now I'm looking for a better solution, but the Amazon box you showed at the beginning would most likely be a better alternative to a valuable one.
Thank you so much. I was wrapping with bubble wrap and it wasn't enough cuz it got damaged when the seller received it. So I will use cardboard from now on
I remember when you could send cd’s in a mailer made for them. But if you get a cd with a cracked jewel case, empty ones should be available in office supply stores or buy a ten-cent cd and use that case.
I send CDs to radio stations and publications around the world, hundreds a month. As long as a cd is NOT in a jewel case or a digipack; that is, if it's a sleeve, 4 panel or 6 panel wallet, it can go in a simple 6x9 envelope. You can send them through first class mail as an envelope and pay the 2 oz rate. That's 78 cents for US, 1.30 for Canada, and 2.43 for International. To that, you must affix another .30 in postage and stamp the envelope "non-machinable." The 30 cents is the surcharge for an envelope that is not flexible and therefor can't be put through the machines but has to be processed by hand. You can send non-machinable first class envelopes as long as they are less than 1/4 inch thick (hence no digipacks or jewel cases) and less that 3.5 ounces. Most are 1.8 ounces, which you round up to 2 oz. To verify, search USPS sire for "non-machinable" first class. I've never had a CD break in an envelope when packed this way.
Good tips. I've done "non machineable" for other items that are not DVDs and you would probably be shocked how often they were machined and damaged. That and I would argue with clerks at the USPS about the rate that I should pay and what non machineable means. So many of them don't know and will try to overcharge you.
Could just be that your CD is heavier than most. Might have a thicker insert, or your bubble mailer is a bit heavy. Still though 5 ounces is fine since you want to be shipping these via Media Mail. And I believe the rate only goes up a couple of cents.
I do all my records through FBA, so I dont have to worry about shipping them. I just Poly Bag em and Stack them Horizontally in a box and have amazon deal with the exact box measurements.
I just looked up that CD and it's going for 108 dollars on ebay. Don't know if anyone will buy it, but that's what it's going for. Maybe it's the one you sold, lol. (this is Sept 12, 2018)
We need to stop using so much plastic, especially bubble wrap, which floats and is more likely to end up in the ocean. I'm looking for good and easy ways to ship without plastic. What I'm thinking is fold some corrugated cardboard around the cd, and put it in a kraft paper envelope. this is a little more work, and will weigh a little more. One concern is if it will protect the cd as well. Anyone have any experience with this?
where do you get the label. can you get it online? i hate coming to the window and they look at me like i have 2 heads while i have to give them the address where its going and where its coming from
When you make a sale (at least, on Ebay), they ask you to buy a shipping label. Which you then must download, and print out. If you don't _have_ access to a printer, though, you can use a QR Code, which the USPS person will scan, and place a printed label on your item for.
I wouldn't trust those plastic cases in a bubble mailer unless I put some cardboard in there to protect it anyway, putting the weight over at that point. I'd rather it go over and get it there the way it left me, rather than take a chance on a cracked case and/or messed up CD.
For expensive CDs I package a little nicer, but honestly Ive had maybe 1 or 2 cases get damaged in shipping out of a few thousand over the past few years.
You mention getting the eBay bubble mailers super cheap with an eBay store. I've got a store and have never heard this offer ... is it something they still do? Link?
yea this needs to get updated, cant ship games like this. Not considered media. Looking at close to 5 now and no more First class mail offered so shipping cds costs a lot more money now.
SO IM STARTING TO SELL CDS! BUT I DONT USE EBAY OR ANYTHING..I SIGNED UP FOR USPS...WHAT IS MY CHEAPEST WAY OF SENDING MY CDS THRU USPS? IDK WHAT MY WIFE DID AT THE POST OFFICE. BUT SHE SENT 6 OF MY CD'S SO THERES A MAILER FEE TOTAL OF 10.74 THEN 1ST CLASS PACKAGING WHERE THE PRICES VARY DEPENDING WHAT STATE I SENT IT TO....WE NEVER SEND OUT MAIL SO WE DONT KNOW..BUT TO ME THIS DOESNT SOUND RIGHT..SO PLEASE WHAT DO I DO? AND WHY WAS SHE CHARGED SO MUCH? PLZ HELP ASAP! TY!
Well, first... STOP YELLING. Secondly... It depends on how you shipped the CDs. Are they all in one order? Or are they going to individual places? How many of them are there? If they are all in one lot, than the upcharge maybe from cramming too many items into one package. Media mail has a weight limit, of 4 oz.
I'm currently auctioning a Music CD on ebay and it's being sent in media mail. I heard that sometimes USPS would open mail if they think it's a selfmade CD and not recorded music. I only have bubble mailers to send it with right now, Should I just bring it unsealed first at the counter so they know it's within media mail rules or am I ok with dropping it off at the mailbox?
very good video thank you. In a pinch if you have bubble wrap you can pretty much make your own padded poly bag and send it that way. Anyways good stuff thanks.
Dude, how the hell does anyone make any money off of selling (in my case) Blu-ray’s? Like I have about 30 or so movies I want to purge from my collection so I figured I’d sell each one for I don’t know 7.99ish. Now I feel like those padded mailers would be the most cost effective way to ship them. I plugged in on EBay a Blu-ray for 7.99 that would be shipped in a 9x6x1 4oz first class package and the shipping says it would cost 3.80 to 4.20. Than I look at shipping it via media mail (which would cost 2.80) but I’ve read that apparently usps doesn’t like people shipping Blu-rays/video games via media mail (which makes no sense to me because, well, it’s MEDIA!). I feel like I’d spend less on shipping if I just sold them as a bundle so I’d pay only once. Sorry for the long post, any suggestions though? I’d appreciate the help!
Blue rays should be fine media mail. Video games are x no-no. I always use calculated shipping, because after your shipping discount, it covers your eBay fees plus. I make about $1.50 on 1 cent items because of the shipping discount. (I only do this for things I got for free and know I can take pictures, list and pack in under 4 minutes, so even the 1.50 profit is 23.50 and hour before taxes.
Why are video games a disliked item? And why would USPS not want you to ship Blu-Rays...? AND HOW THE HELL DO YOU LIST SOMETHING IN UNDER 4 MINUTES?!! After working up all the minute details of every aspect of a SINGLE item that Ebay _must_ have, it takes me on average THREE HOURS.
@@epharonin1524 I find comps I hit sell similar 90% of the time all the required information is already filled out I snap a few pictures do a quick glance over the required options and delete any that are not relevant and hit list
Video games are considered a no-no for media mail because they have no educational value according to the post office and media mail was originally designed to help teachers get books and things that they needed to teach
What about directly dealing with USPS/UPS/etc. and not getting a label from eBay? i.e. I sell something to someone on a forum, smaller site, or make trades with friends or family. Does anyone know of a good tutorial shipping CDs or cartridge videogames the cheapest way?
@@epharonin1524 I use PirateShip to buy labels now. I like ebay's UI that compares multiple services though, sometimes small 2-3 pound packages like when I ship a game console are actually cheaper Fedex, $8.30-ish once for me to ship a 3 lb 9x6x3, vs. over $9 priority mail. Services like PirateShip only use USPS though, and Stamps.com costs money to use each month. Ebay afaik doesn't let you just "buy" labels without selling an item? A year after I made that comment, I am still curious if there exists a website or piece of software like Stamps.com or something that lets me compare UPS to USPS to Fedex (and others). Plug in dimensions and weight, get costs of each one. ebay doesn't use Priority Mail Cubic pricing ever, while PirateShip and Stamps.com do, so sometimes it's cheaper for me to use PirateShip than ebay. A common 9x6x3 box is 0.1 cubic, the official USPS 6x6x5 priority mailing box is 0.2 cubic. When using them for selling videogames, I end up leaving ebay just to use PirateShip. lol It's weird. I guess you just gotta pay for the full feature set. Surprised there's not a free tool to compare everything.
I hate eBay. This shit is getting expensive. They want me to ship out discs. That's gonna kill my profit margins. SH*T So, what are some other tips? How often do you go to the post office to ship stuff? Do I have to take freaking daily trips if I want to sell DVD's or can I have my mailman pick up the mail every day? What about tracking numbers? Can we get them on media mailers? I just wanna sell eBooks lol. eBay is crazy, they want people sending out discs to deliver eBooks or face possible punishment per their policies.
This method will not guarantee that they will not get broken. I have done this at least ten times and about 6 of them were broken when delivered. I now ask my neighbors to save their Amazon boxes, specially the small ones, for me. Use boxes. Less plastic and way safer for the CD. I also don’t sell individual CDs. I usually try to sell 5 or more of the same genre or artist. Making sets has not only boosted my sales but also made shipping easier.
I just shipped a pretty valuable DVD to a guy almost identical to this, a little heavier bubble mailer. Shipped first class because he paid so much for the movie, apparently the case got broken in the mail somewhere and he was not happy. Now I'm looking for a better solution, but the Amazon box you showed at the beginning would most likely be a better alternative to a valuable one.
Yo that Binary Star album is so dope
7 years later, first class for packages is no longer an option and it now costs a minimum of $4.37 to ship a CD.
Thanks for the update.
Still looks pretty vulnerable in the bubble mailer. I’d add some cardboard to the equation
Thank you so much. I was wrapping with bubble wrap and it wasn't enough cuz it got damaged when the seller received it. So I will use cardboard from now on
I remember when you could send cd’s in a mailer made for them. But if you get a cd with a cracked jewel case, empty ones should be available in office supply stores or buy a ten-cent cd and use that case.
Do you have a video of how to pack a set of DVD's like multiple seasons or just a big box set?
I send CDs to radio stations and publications around the world, hundreds a month. As long as a cd is NOT in a jewel case or a digipack; that is, if it's a sleeve, 4 panel or 6 panel wallet, it can go in a simple 6x9 envelope. You can send them through first class mail as an envelope and pay the 2 oz rate. That's 78 cents for US, 1.30 for Canada, and 2.43 for International. To that, you must affix another .30 in postage and stamp the envelope "non-machinable." The 30 cents is the surcharge for an envelope that is not flexible and therefor can't be put through the machines but has to be processed by hand. You can send non-machinable first class envelopes as long as they are less than 1/4 inch thick (hence no digipacks or jewel cases) and less that 3.5 ounces. Most are 1.8 ounces, which you round up to 2 oz. To verify, search USPS sire for "non-machinable" first class. I've never had a CD break in an envelope when packed this way.
Good tips. I've done "non machineable" for other items that are not DVDs and you would probably be shocked how often they were machined and damaged. That and I would argue with clerks at the USPS about the rate that I should pay and what non machineable means. So many of them don't know and will try to overcharge you.
Love this tip, thanks!!
@@morecowbell235 I Also had tons - about 50% broken using the non-machineable method. They just generally suck at usps.
Do you have an in dept tutorial on listing from beginning to end- cd's on Ebay?
I thought you would have recommendations on securing the disc so they don’t fall out and get scratched up. I pretty much know the other stuff.
Thank you. This helps. I'm going to wrap mine in cardboard and a bubble mailer.
with a basic small polymailer and a cd in a jewel case it is a hair over 4 oz. tips?
Could just be that your CD is heavier than most. Might have a thicker insert, or your bubble mailer is a bit heavy. Still though 5 ounces is fine since you want to be shipping these via Media Mail. And I believe the rate only goes up a couple of cents.
1 cd bubble wrap and 6x9 poly mailer.
Can you use the EBay envelope for DVDs as well with the fold over? Is it large enough?
yes
What service is best media or first class? Thanks.
Thanks for the great video. What company are you using to mail these; USPS, UPS?
I ship them the same way!!! I am always afraid when I ship record or laser disc of them braking though
I do all my records through FBA, so I dont have to worry about shipping them. I just Poly Bag em and Stack them Horizontally in a box and have amazon deal with the exact box measurements.
Nope!
Just listened to that album. It’s heat for sure
I just looked up that CD and it's going for 108 dollars on ebay. Don't know if anyone will buy it, but that's what it's going for. Maybe it's the one you sold, lol. (this is Sept 12, 2018)
We need to stop using so much plastic, especially bubble wrap, which floats and is more likely to end up in the ocean. I'm looking for good and easy ways to ship without plastic. What I'm thinking is fold some corrugated cardboard around the cd, and put it in a kraft paper envelope. this is a little more work, and will weigh a little more. One concern is if it will protect the cd as well. Anyone have any experience with this?
I have no experience with this... Except I recycle EVERYTHING. This video says you can _can_ reuse packing material.
where do you get the label. can you get it online? i hate coming to the window and they look at me like i have 2 heads while i have to give them the address where its going and where its coming from
When you make a sale (at least, on Ebay), they ask you to buy a shipping label. Which you then must download, and print out. If you don't _have_ access to a printer, though, you can use a QR Code, which the USPS person will scan, and place a printed label on your item for.
Do you round up to the next ounce? Say a cd+ bubble mailer weight = 3.6 oz. Your video is very helpful. I ship lots of cd's on ebay myself.☺
Yes I do. Always round up even if it is 3.1 ounces I still round up to 4
I think you're doing yourself a disservice, if you do. Why do you think he has a scale that splits up the weight?
I wouldn't trust those plastic cases in a bubble mailer unless I put some cardboard in there to protect it anyway, putting the weight over at that point. I'd rather it go over and get it there the way it left me, rather than take a chance on a cracked case and/or messed up CD.
For expensive CDs I package a little nicer, but honestly Ive had maybe 1 or 2 cases get damaged in shipping out of a few thousand over the past few years.
Priority mail is NOT "guaranteed" to get there in 2-3 business days.
Double padding on one side
What carrier do you use? USPS?
You mention getting the eBay bubble mailers super cheap with an eBay store. I've got a store and have never heard this offer ... is it something they still do? Link?
Wondering the same. I just ordered 500 padded envelopes for £40 which I felt was a decent price.
@JustPlaysX I feel like that's a rip-off, but I don't use padded envelopes.
@@epharonin1524 They retail in stores for 70 cents to a $1 a piece. So yea, he got a good deal.
Do you send CDs into fba or just merchant fulfill? Great content!!great videos! Thanks
yea this needs to get updated, cant ship games like this. Not considered media. Looking at close to 5 now and no more First class mail offered so shipping cds costs a lot more money now.
Which carrier do you use?
lol i couldn't believe this video existed even though i looked it up.... thanks!
no problem. Always trying to make every video I can think of. If you have any ideas just let me know!
SO IM STARTING TO SELL CDS! BUT I DONT USE EBAY OR ANYTHING..I SIGNED UP FOR USPS...WHAT IS MY CHEAPEST WAY OF SENDING MY CDS THRU USPS? IDK WHAT MY WIFE DID AT THE POST OFFICE. BUT SHE SENT 6 OF MY CD'S SO THERES A MAILER FEE TOTAL OF 10.74 THEN 1ST CLASS PACKAGING WHERE THE PRICES VARY DEPENDING WHAT STATE I SENT IT TO....WE NEVER SEND OUT MAIL SO WE DONT KNOW..BUT TO ME THIS DOESNT SOUND RIGHT..SO PLEASE WHAT DO I DO? AND WHY WAS SHE CHARGED SO MUCH? PLZ HELP ASAP! TY!
Well, first... STOP YELLING.
Secondly... It depends on how you shipped the CDs. Are they all in one order? Or are they going to individual places? How many of them are there? If they are all in one lot, than the upcharge maybe from cramming too many items into one package. Media mail has a weight limit, of 4 oz.
I like to spend my time watching the full 'eCommerce gurus' videos just cause.
great album!
No way to ship it in bubble mailer and not get broken. I wrap it in cardboard and use a poly mailer.
I'm currently auctioning a Music CD on ebay and it's being sent in media mail. I heard that sometimes USPS would open mail if they think it's a selfmade CD and not recorded music. I only have bubble mailers to send it with right now, Should I just bring it unsealed first at the counter so they know it's within media mail rules or am I ok with dropping it off at the mailbox?
Since its a CD and you are worried (which you shouldnt be, itll be fine) you can choose to ship first class. Its only about 4 pennies more expensive.
ThriftSchool Alright then, that works. Thanks so much for the help and the video, it is really appreciated!
Where do I put the invoice
Just getting started but already good at getting profitable inventory. How are you sending the bubble wraps? USPS first class?
I use UPS media mail. Cheapest option to ship CDs/DVDs
@@scorpionwins6378 thanks o figured that out and have sent several now. Lol.
What size are those poly bubble mailers?
Thank you for this vid!
What size are the bubble mailers? Same size as the Poly Bags?
Do you do free shipping on cds . ? Shout out to binary star underground hip hop lol
+J.A.V yes I do. On ebay they only cost 2.61 to ship. On Amazon I ship them in a huge shipment to Amazon and it totals around .30-.50 cents per unit.
"you just take yer cd, ya slide it on in, close it on up, fold it on over." lmaoaoa i fking love you.
get some shredded paper and put that as your packaging.
Never would have thought I seen binary Star
the scale in the video is not the one the link provides
very good video thank you. In a pinch if you have bubble wrap you can pretty much make your own padded poly bag and send it that way. Anyways good stuff thanks.
Yes! I should have mentioned that! I do that all the time lol
Thanks dude! I try to keep it real. Im just a dude that likes selling crap online and making money :D
How many postage stamps would you have to put on??
binary star! dope cd
Good how to video,I never sell cds tho 😏
Damn! Get on it!
Holy Moly! I still have to do my research on it, but this is sounding like music to my ears already!
Just took your advice! Made a video on it and shouted you out :). Thanks for the idea!
ThriftSchool LMAO what u talking about bro
Abraham Rivera you are missing out
Dude, how the hell does anyone make any money off of selling (in my case) Blu-ray’s? Like I have about 30 or so movies I want to purge from my collection so I figured I’d sell each one for I don’t know 7.99ish. Now I feel like those padded mailers would be the most cost effective way to ship them. I plugged in on EBay a Blu-ray for 7.99 that would be shipped in a 9x6x1 4oz first class package and the shipping says it would cost 3.80 to 4.20. Than I look at shipping it via media mail (which would cost 2.80) but I’ve read that apparently usps doesn’t like people shipping Blu-rays/video games via media mail (which makes no sense to me because, well, it’s MEDIA!). I feel like I’d spend less on shipping if I just sold them as a bundle so I’d pay only once. Sorry for the long post, any suggestions though? I’d appreciate the help!
Blue rays should be fine media mail. Video games are x no-no.
I always use calculated shipping, because after your shipping discount, it covers your eBay fees plus. I make about $1.50 on 1 cent items because of the shipping discount. (I only do this for things I got for free and know I can take pictures, list and pack in under 4 minutes, so even the 1.50 profit is 23.50 and hour before taxes.
Why are video games a disliked item? And why would USPS not want you to ship Blu-Rays...? AND HOW THE HELL DO YOU LIST SOMETHING IN UNDER 4 MINUTES?!! After working up all the minute details of every aspect of a SINGLE item that Ebay _must_ have, it takes me on average THREE HOURS.
@@epharonin1524 I find comps I hit sell similar 90% of the time all the required information is already filled out I snap a few pictures do a quick glance over the required options and delete any that are not relevant and hit list
Video games are considered a no-no for media mail because they have no educational value according to the post office and media mail was originally designed to help teachers get books and things that they needed to teach
In Illegitimate Joe's America, the shipping price has at least doubled now!
what about a xbox game?
I got a blank screen
helpful info thanks
What about directly dealing with USPS/UPS/etc. and not getting a label from eBay? i.e. I sell something to someone on a forum, smaller site, or make trades with friends or family.
Does anyone know of a good tutorial shipping CDs or cartridge videogames the cheapest way?
I would just use USPS' service, that they have on-site. They will print out a label for you.
@@epharonin1524 I use PirateShip to buy labels now.
I like ebay's UI that compares multiple services though, sometimes small 2-3 pound packages like when I ship a game console are actually cheaper Fedex, $8.30-ish once for me to ship a 3 lb 9x6x3, vs. over $9 priority mail. Services like PirateShip only use USPS though, and Stamps.com costs money to use each month. Ebay afaik doesn't let you just "buy" labels without selling an item?
A year after I made that comment, I am still curious if there exists a website or piece of software like Stamps.com or something that lets me compare UPS to USPS to Fedex (and others). Plug in dimensions and weight, get costs of each one.
ebay doesn't use Priority Mail Cubic pricing ever, while PirateShip and Stamps.com do, so sometimes it's cheaper for me to use PirateShip than ebay. A common 9x6x3 box is 0.1 cubic, the official USPS 6x6x5 priority mailing box is 0.2 cubic. When using them for selling videogames, I end up leaving ebay just to use PirateShip. lol
It's weird. I guess you just gotta pay for the full feature set. Surprised there's not a free tool to compare everything.
I hate eBay. This shit is getting expensive. They want me to ship out discs. That's gonna kill my profit margins. SH*T
So, what are some other tips? How often do you go to the post office to ship stuff? Do I have to take freaking daily trips if I want to sell DVD's or can I have my mailman pick up the mail every day? What about tracking numbers? Can we get them on media mailers?
I just wanna sell eBooks lol. eBay is crazy, they want people sending out discs to deliver eBooks or face possible punishment per their policies.
Gracias
Awesome album
👍just cuz Binary Star
Binary star!
Can u send me the cd please lol thanks for the info
Really Use A Bubble Mailer And Pay $6.90-$7.10?The Cheapest And Safest Is Using Corrugated CD Mailers
Lol $2.61……now you can’t even get it under $3
Current USPS prices for update: pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#_c059
"throw it in a mailer"
WAY too much info...........just get to it!