Sold a textbook on ebay. Okay to ship in a pizza box?

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i thought you meant a used pizza box

if it has never ever had a pizza in it, i guess it is ok

but still not recommended, as everybody ^^^ said, you can get free priority mail boxes at the post office


good luck pizza book boy!

Do you just go in there and ask for them?

 

[Skeeedunt]

It's hard to say for sure, probably would kind of depend on my mood, but chances are pretty high that I wouldn't accept delivery of a pizza box in the mail. That's just me though.

 

[Jeff7]

Use a large envelope instead?

 

[ViviTheMage]

just wrap it in a grocery bag thats what i do.

 

[FoBoT]

yes,


"hi, i am BlancoNino and i need a nice priority mail box to ship this swell text book in. thanks!"

 

[DainBramaged]

Blanco, you totally need to ship it in the pizza box. Fvck priority mail. Your recipient will enjoy receiving his package in a pizza box much more. Think of the stories that he will be able to tell.

 

[amdskip]

Post offices have been carrying fewer boxes because people take them for other purposes. You need to order them from their website to get what you really want.

I have shipped at least 150 books (yes heavy textbooks) in padded envelopes. I shipped 4 out today and I have over 100 listed on Amazon right now.

 

[imported_bum]

What difference does it make if it's a pizza box or not? As long as the box is clean and the book isn't damaged it doesn't inconvenience the recipient. Go for it.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i thought you meant a used pizza box

if it has never ever had a pizza in it, i guess it is ok

but still not recommended, as everybody ^^^ said, you can get free priority mail boxes at the post office


good luck pizza book boy!

Do you just go in there and ask for them?

Silly boy! You can't just do that. You have to flip your collar first. Then, you have to untie your shoelaces. Untying your shoelaces is one of those 'secret signs' to the people behind the counter. Then when you get up to the counter you have to request a box by the exact measurements of 15" x 28". Then, they'll know exactly what you're wanting.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Blanco, you totally need to ship it in the pizza box. Fvck priority mail. Your recipient will enjoy receiving his package in a pizza box much more. Think of the stories that he will be able to tell.

"One time, this guy named Blanco sent me a textbook in a pizza box..."

 

[eakers]

where are you getting an unused pizza box?

aren't pizza boxes a bit flat and large for shipping books?

 

[Reckoner]

Are there grease/sauce stains in the inside of the box?

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino

Originally posted by: dbk
A bubble envelope costs less than $2. I'm assuming shipping will be Media Mail, so that won't cost that much either.

This is a textbook though, not a little paperback.

Is this your first time shipping a textbook out? They have big bubble envelopes at the post office and at your local grocery store. I promise you the envelope itself will not run that much ($1.xx~2.xx).

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
don't listen to these guys, cardboard is cardboard. seal it up, wrap it in brown paper, and you're good to go.

 

[chrisms]

What are people freaking out for? Pizza box sounds good to me, go for it.

 

[SSP]

When I sold a book in amazon.com, I used those envelops with bubble wrap inside. It was a couple of bucks so not a big deal. I also wrapped the book tight with ceran wrap to keep the pages together (it was a sh!tty binded Access book with floppy pages)

 

[Xyclone]

Ghetto, but ok. Think of the look on his face! Pizza...? wtf? from ebay?!

 

[mobobuff]

In true college fashion.

 

[chowderhead]

use the pizza box as a last resort. Ask around for free regular boxes i.e. at work, grocery stores, liquor stores, etc. There is always someone recycling boxes so it shouldn't be too hard to get a regular box. Use media rate as it is much cheaper to ship for books unless you charged Priority rates - then ship priority. You don't want to give the buyer any reason to give you a negative.

 

[animalia]

If you already printed the label, you probably wasted money and shouldnt spend anymore buying a flat rate envelope or box. ask the people at the desk. I recently sold some stuff and printed the label as flat rate and indeed the envelopes I used were not flat rate. I wasted money but hey, I still made 300 dollars selling all my junk.

 

[imported_elwood]

"What.....WHAT IS THIS RED SAUCE ALL OVER MY BOOK?!" ... "Damn! This book smells TASTY, *bite*"