Here is a quick five step guide on how to pack a vinyl record for shipping.
Postage boxes for vinyl records.
The best packaging for sending vinyls in the post are cardboard lp mailers which are made specifically for posting vinyl records.
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The first thing you re going to want to do is prep the record for shipping.
Steps to ship vinyl records.
Strong cardboard box record mailers for shipping local or international.
If the record has a printed inner sleeve place the record in a clean inner and put the empty original inner inside the outer.
However if you re just sending one vinyl record you can make do by finding an unused pizza box or other similar shaped cardboard box.
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Much stronger than other lesser vinyl envelope type mailers the f lp is made from 150 gsm kraft e flute corrugated board and has recently been redesigned to be even stronger.
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.
An ideal postage box unbranded mailer.
100 vinyl record mailers for 40 cents a piece.
For 12 inch vinyl lp s.
Buy in larger quantities and receive a discount.
Remove vinyl from the jacket.
Our vinyl record mailer the lil flp was designed to be able to send up to three 12 vinyl lps through the mail securely and safely without any extra packaging.
Able packaging vinyl mailer for posting 12 records in that is strong.
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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.
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Choose from our range of incredibly strong musicmax 12 record mailers 7 record mailers or our glossy all board white 7 12 envelope style vinyl record mailers.
So suppose this fine fine record is sold to a very lucky buyer.
I have seen some sellers selling mailers at a ridiculous price of 100 plus for 100 mailers.
We offer packaging solutions for customers needing to post single records small quantities or bulk shipments.
If you send lots of vinyl records it s worth investing in some of these.
Vinyl record lp mailer.
The heavy duty option trusted by international vinyl distributors around the world good for up to 7 vinyls with variable height.
How to pack vinyl records for shipping.