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Whats the weight limit on the flat rate medium box? I have 20lbs of copper cents I am going to put on ebay so I want to make sure the medium box will work.
Yes I looked online and didn't see a weight limit.
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Whats the weight limit on the flat rate medium box? I have 20lbs of copper cents I am going to put on ebay so I want to make sure the medium box will work.
Yes I looked online and didn't see a weight limit.
I regularly ship 30 lbs of copper (31.58 lbs) using the medium flat rate box. I find the side loading one to be better equipped to handle the weight as most of the box is the sides, as opposed to the top loading box where the full load rests on the bottom which you have taped. You'll be fine with 20 lbs.
You might even be better served using two small flat rate boxes. 10 lbs fits perfectly in one, and the cost would be $10.30 as opposed to $11.30. Just a thought.
You can fit two 34.15 bags of copper cents in a medium flat rate box. The .15 is the weight of the bag itself if you use a typical bank plastic bag. You NEED to use fiberglass paper tape around ALL edges of the box (the kind that the adhesive is activated by using water). No point risking it'll break and they will toss these boxes around. If you use lower grade fiberglass paper tape, double up or triple up the layers. I use 100 lb fiberglass tape and use two layers. Would also recommend you use the rectangular shaped medium box over the more cube shaped box. Also, packing material. Use light-weight material to hold in the bags. Even the small space available allows the bags to shift, causing more potential issues during delivery. If you're doing 20 or 30 pounds, still should use fiberglass tape. Just not nearly as much is needed. As suggested, 10 pounds fits nicely in the small flat rate boxes. Hope that helps as a supplement to the advice already given.
You can fit two 34.15 bags of copper cents in a medium flat rate box. The .15 is the weight of the bag itself if you use a typical bank plastic bag. You NEED to use fiberglass paper tape around ALL edges of the box (the kind that the adhesive is activated by using water). No point risking it'll break and they will toss these boxes around. If you use lower grade fiberglass paper tape, double up or triple up the layers. I use 100 lb fiberglass tape and use two layers. Would also recommend you use the rectangular shaped medium box over the more cube shaped box. Also, packing material. Use light-weight material to hold in the bags. Even the small space available allows the bags to shift, causing more potential issues during delivery. If you're doing 20 or 30 pounds, still should use fiberglass tape. Just not nearly as much is needed. As suggested, 10 pounds fits nicely in the small flat rate boxes. Hope that helps as a supplement to the advice already given.
How much is that tape? Seems like it would eat what little profit I might have in it away.
If packaging supplies take all the profit out of what you're shipping, then it probably isn't something worth the time and effort of selling and shipping.
I save up 2 copper bags before I will ship it, unless the buyer requests a smaller amount and is paying shipping.
Listen to what Dan (coincollectingenterprises) says! I have had a lot of experience shipping heavy boxes, but my volume pales in comparison to Dan's. He knows better than ANYONE else about safely and securely packaging bulk cents.
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