what’s the best/cheapest way to post vinyl? Do I need to get individual boxes or if I am selling a job lot just wrap in bubble wrap in a big box?
Get some cruciform card mailers like this:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/TRAMIKI-SUPPLIES-OF-LISKEARD/12-LP-CRUCIFORM-RECORD-MAILER-/_i.html?_fsub=2443093
Stronger than a normal wallet type mailer and will hold 2+ records easily if you get multiple purchases. You can get the cost back via P%P charges.
Royal Mail are pretty much your only option for items this size, and are actually very good both pricing and service wise.
I’ve never known a record to get snapped in the post but if a record has an inner sleeve a lot of people ship the record with it next to the outer, to avoid the seam’s sleeves getting split. That said, you’re selling relatively recent dance music records not rare 70s prog, so most people won’t be too fussed about the sleeves.
For selling a job lot, Discogs doesn;t allow you to do this AFAIK. Might be a good way of getting rid of the less rare or well known stuff though. I would cut down a bigger box to fit snugly, or just specify that the buyer has to collect.
Don’t forget about your overseas buyers, a lot of this stuff never made it over to Europe or the US the first time around so that’s where the demand is.
