BoatofCar Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 I plan to list my Apple II software collection on eBay. It contains many original Infocom, etc disks, so I want to make sure they are well packaged. Unfortunately I have no boxes, just disks and sleeves. How should I best ship them to protect them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I have always mailed my floppies between two sheets of cardboard, and then usually in one of those bubble type envelopes. Has worked for years. Just cut the cardboard a tiny bit bigger than the floppy in it's sleeve. Make a sandwich with the floppy in the middle and a bit of tape holding the works together. Put it into the bubble pack and ship. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, potatohead said: I have always mailed my floppies between two sheets of cardboard, and then usually in one of those bubble type envelopes. Has worked for years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 On 7/22/2023 at 12:45 PM, BoatofCar said: I plan to list my Apple II software collection on eBay. It contains many original Infocom, etc disks, so I want to make sure they are well packaged. Unfortunately I have no boxes, just disks and sleeves. How should I best ship them to protect them? Hello Boat!!!! Once Upon a Time, "they" made Floppy Mailers, just for such an occasion... The Cardboard Sandwich, describe above is always an option, or even a Cardboard Mailer or one of the USPS Flat Rate Boxes... MarkO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 I started the cardboard sandwich after receiving a bent disk in one of those mailers. Was expensive software too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 39 minutes ago, potatohead said: I started the cardboard sandwich after receiving a bent disk in one of those mailers. Was expensive software too! It does help when the Mail Handlers realize that a Flat Cardboard Package should remain Flat.. At least the last Issue of Juiced.GS I got was kept flat, instead of them Rolling it up to put it in my Mail Box.. All of the Juiced.GS Envelopes say, "DO NOT BEND" on them.... MarkO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Lol, maybe write "glass" on the thing for cheap prevention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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