packing

[dangerman]

what is the best way to pack newspapers that are not folded as i have never sent a newspaper style programme befor

[Posh1959]

a very large hard backed envelope , simples Sergei

[martino]

1.Buy a cardboard tube
2. Roll up the newspaper
3. Stick it in the tube
4. Go to the post office
5. Buy stamps
6. Stick them on the tube
7. Post it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dangerman]

martino wrote:

1.Buy a cardboard tube 2. Roll up the newspaper 3. Stick it in the tube 4. Go to the post office 5. Buy stamps 6. Stick them on the tube 7. Post it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not doing that has most of them are not folded

[sharrowblade]

dangerman wrote:

martino wrote: 1.Buy a cardboard tube 2. Roll up the newspaper 3. Stick it in the tube 4. Go to the post office 5. Buy stamps 6. Stick them on the tube 7. Post it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not doing that has most of them are not folded

Classic. I'm not sure whether to or
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[martino]

DANGERMAN - If you roll it up it will NOT be folded.

The new owner will just need to remove the Royal Mail slug from the centre page!

[dangerman]

martino wrote:

DANGERMAN - If you roll it up it will NOT be folded. The new owner will just need to remot ove the Royal Mail slug from the centre page!

thanks did not know that

[DannyRoberts]

Make sure you fold the programme lengthways (you'll need a longer tube of course) otherwise you risk damaging the spine.

[Wullie]

Yes, postal tubes are the way forward. My copy was not folded and was sent in a very large envelope, with "" do not bend"" written on it.
But yes, be careful how you roll it up. I'm not really sure which i prefer really. Rolled or flat. Flat is the best of course but not really practical for posting, and the thing is, it could always be accidently folded when placed in the post bag. Where as a rolled newspaper could not really be folded accidently in the post sack, so as long as you roll it carefully i would say the rolling up method is the best.

[pnefan]

Postal tubes won't go through the letter box -

I've noticed most sellers tend to post programmes NOT RECORDED and most items slot through the letter box .
Tubes may result in the receiver having to collect items or have them re-posted . Bit of inconvenience really .

Mind you postmen don't like them so i suppose thats a plus !

On the other hand - the days when posties could leg it straight home after delivery have gone - thus the temptation to dump things in your dustbin or at the back of your house should be over .
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[Wullie]

pnefan wrote:

Postal tubes won't go through the letter box - I've noticed most sellers tend to post programmes NOT RECORDED and most items slot through the letter box . Tubes may result in the receiver having to collect items or have them re-posted . Bit of inconvenience really . Mind you postmen don't like them so i suppose thats a plus ! On the other hand - the days when posties could leg it straight home after delivery have gone - thus the temptation to dump things in your dustbin or at the back of your house should be over .

I don't mind them at all. In fact i would love to stick one right through your......... letter box....

[DannyRoberts]

So the general consensus seems to be don't touch the Derby County newspaper style programmes with a bargepole

[Wullie]

DannyRoberts wrote:

So the general consensus seems to be don't touch the Derby County newspaper style programmes with a bargepole

they are a bloody nightmare, but what can you do? If you need one to complete a set ? Look one the bright side. No rusty staples

[DannyRoberts]

With the cost of decent postal tubes plus the postage charges at packet rate poor old Dangerman will need to charge around £3.50 p/p to cover expenses !!!!!!!!

[dangerman]

DannyRoberts wrote:

With the cost of decent postal tubes plus the postage charges at packet rate poor old Dangerman will need to charge around £3.50 p/p to cover expenses !!!!!!!!

that means i would only have to sell about 7 to make a profit

[goonerboy]

you will be lucky to sell 2 or 3 mate let alone 7. Check out completed items on ebay and you will find that 95% of the listed derby newspaper progs do not sell..........but good luck to you

[dangerman]

goonerboy wrote:

you will be lucky to sell 2 or 3 mate let alone 7. Check out completed items on ebay and you will find that 95% of the listed derby newspaper progs do not sell..........but good luck to you

just don't need to list on ebay can also list them on kickoff3pm

[clsyorkshire]

Don't tease me like this!

I thought the thread was going to be you announcing you were leaving the forum!

[Auchinleckian]

The lad's entrepeneurial talents obviously knows no boundaries. I wager he'll make his first tenner by 2014.....

[Rafehod]

Auchinleckian wrote:

The lad's entrepeneurial talents obviously knows no boundaries. I wager he'll make his first tenner by 2014.....

Tenner !! surely you mean a Tenner loss and he wont need to wait till 2014 to make that. The point of this tale is don't buy crap like that at auctions.