David R Munson
19-Jun-2005, 17:08
As I gear up for doing more in the way of print sales, I am now to the point of trying to figure out how, exactly to ship prints safely and cost-effectively. I will need to ship Ultrachrome prints on 8.5x11" or 11x14"/11x17" size paper both inside the United States and internationally. The prints would be shipped un-matted in archival paper envelopes.
In the past I have used mailers from MasterPak USA and have really liked their products. They keep the prints very safe. However, their products are a bit on the pricy side and not the most practical for shipping high volumes of smaller prints internationally. I've thought about using the normal document-sized FedEx Express boxes, but I can't really use them for shipping via Air Mail. Are there good sources for similar small, rigid boxes?
For the 8.5x11" prints, I want to ship them flat and see no reason that I shouldn't be able to. For the larger prints, though, I'm considering maybe using heavy shipping tubes, though again I'm not sure about good sources for these things in quantity.
Thoughts, anyone? I want to establish a standardized method early on so that I can keep things streamlined and costs minimized. Thanks!
In the past I have used mailers from MasterPak USA and have really liked their products. They keep the prints very safe. However, their products are a bit on the pricy side and not the most practical for shipping high volumes of smaller prints internationally. I've thought about using the normal document-sized FedEx Express boxes, but I can't really use them for shipping via Air Mail. Are there good sources for similar small, rigid boxes?
For the 8.5x11" prints, I want to ship them flat and see no reason that I shouldn't be able to. For the larger prints, though, I'm considering maybe using heavy shipping tubes, though again I'm not sure about good sources for these things in quantity.
Thoughts, anyone? I want to establish a standardized method early on so that I can keep things streamlined and costs minimized. Thanks!