Comments on: Insider: Bulk

By: JasonAlt

JasonAlt — Thu, 01 May 2014 22:51:08 +0000

In reply to Gus Landt. That works well, too. Not everyone has a tape measure, but everyone has a card. It\'s a handy tool to have a tape measure handy, though.

By: Gus Landt

Gus Landt — Thu, 01 May 2014 18:48:12 +0000

I always use a tape measure to count cards. There are 80 cards per inch. It is much faster to simply measure each row, add up all the rows, and multiply by 80.

By: Kelly Reid

Kelly Reid — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:09:11 +0000

In reply to JasonAlt. Yes please. To add some value: In my experience you can ship bulk for about $2/1000 by using USPS LFRBs (Large Flat Rate Boxes). They hold about 7k and ship for around 15.50. That's probably a no-go for most people selling bulk, a $2/k haircut, but if you're selling non-bulk in huge quantities to a merchant, flat-rate is the way to go.

By: Dino

Dino — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:58:12 +0000

Great article. As someone who buys/trades for bulk in the tens of thousands regularly, I find that most people are willing to accept $4/1000 for the reason that shipping costs are tough for lots like this. Also, if one were to take a bunch of bulk to an event such as a GP without prior communication, most vendors will only offer $3/1000, so it’s definitely important to make arrangements in the event that one would want to sell.

By: JasonAlt

JasonAlt — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:26:23 +0000

In reply to Wing Kong. I think the concept of shipping is meaty enough that I am going to do some research and give it its own article.

By: ed peterson

ed peterson — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:17:33 +0000

#nipple

By: Wing Kong

Wing Kong — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:41:48 +0000

What do you use to ship the bulk? UPS flat rate or something else? Also what container do you ship it in? I’ve learned a great deal through this columns and thought I ask. I learned first hand that sorting by edition is MUCH better than sorting by color…

By: qed2

qed2 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:01:47 +0000

great, now we have a Joven’s Ferrets tag