CLOSED - Group Buy for Warneke 100 count 'Paulson-Type' Chip Storage Boxes (11 Viewers)

[WedgeRock]

I was thinking about MM. Does it qualify?

Media Mail®
2-8 Business Days

Media Mail is a cost-effective way to send educational materials. This service has restrictions on the type of media that can be sent. From $2.63 at a Post Office.

Notes

Perfect for sending books and educational materials.

Commercial Pricing Available
Rules & Restrictions

Maximum weight is 70 lbs.

The material sent must be educational media. Video games, computer drives, or digital drives of any kind are not items qualified for mailing at Media Mail prices.

 

[liftapint]

Assembling these boxes will be very educational...

 

[arch3r]

I've used that to mail stuff to my sister on the west coast. Mailed a box of clothes with one book. Not completely honest, but cost effective.

 

[WedgeRock]

Better include a Rockies or Broncos schedule, just to be safe...

 

[justsomedude]

I think boxes semi-qualify. Might be worth the risk...

 

[kk405]

Assembling these boxes will be very educational...

Receiving and then trying to figure out what to do with all those boxes is even more educational!

 

[justsomedude]

Receiving and then trying to figure out what to do with all those boxes is even more educational!

Or mind-numbing! _O

 

[arch3r]

I'm going to guess that the flattened boxes weigh about the same as similar sized textbooks so I'm guessing the risk is nominal. And the difference between $5 and $50 in shipping is worth the small risk. We are all gamblers here, right?

 

[superchromix]

May be best just go with something legit. Wouldn't want to see all of these end up lost/returned to sender.

 

[justsomedude]

Looks like MM is going to be the ticket.

Box weight (200pcs): 23lb 6oz
Dimensions (approx): 16"x13"x11"

 

[MegaTon44]

Fuck legit. If you can mark mine as "Human Organs" to get them here for free, do it!

(I'm actually a nerd and have no problem paying full price - Andrew's decision)

 

[kk405]

Fuck legit. If you can mark mine as "Human Organs" to get them here for free, do it!

(I'm actually a nerd and have no problem paying full price - Andrew's decision)

I don't want any cops showing up at my door. You can mark mine Tofu. Damn thing certainly tastes like cardboard

 

[bergs]

I don't know they scan them but I've had mail refused before because I sent it media mail and it wasn't educational or some of sort of book or magazine.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I'm going to guess that the flattened boxes weigh about the same as similar sized textbooks so I'm guessing the risk is nominal. And the difference between $5 and $50 in shipping is worth the small risk. We are all gamblers here, right?

Lying on a post office form is a Federal crime. How many years are you willing to risk in federal prison for falsifying government documents? How many years are worth $45?

 

[bentax1978]

Print out a small book (like a couple page pamphlet) with some basic poker strategy and rules and then ship the book with 100 pieces of cardboard on each side to protect it during transit.

Problem solved.

 

[justsomedude]

Should I set up a poll? What do you guys want to do here?

FedEx seems to be cheapest for "full rate" ground.

Media Mail is an option, albeit riskier.

 

[bentax1978]

Print out a small book (like a couple page pamphlet) with some basic poker strategy and rules and then ship the book with 100 pieces of cardboard on each side to protect it during transit.

Problem solved.

Or find a large lot of cheap poker books (like this one that happens to be right in my neighborhood) and stick one book in each box. The fact that we're overly protective of poker books and use amble packing material around them shouldn't be held against us

https://albany.craigslist.org/bks/d/poker-library-about-90-books/6238152176.html

 

[justsomedude]

As I recall, these boxes are meant to hold 5 film canisters...

 

[krafticus]

I'm fine with either way, splitting it 4 ways anyway

 

[David O]

Also if you have an account or you can open one with UPS or FedEx I have heard you save a bunch if you print the labels and then take the parcel to them over having them produce the labels. I have heard you can save up to 50%. Might be worth checking into.

 

[MegaTon44]

My opinion is that we go legit with this. Since the beginning, the estimate was about $50 a box for shipping. If @justsomedude rolls up to the post office with a half ton of boxes, all with media mail labeling on them, on top of being illegal, our packages will be audited simply out of spite.

 

[bentax1978]

My opinion is that we go legit with this. Since the beginning, the estimate was about $50 a box for shipping. If @justsomedude rolls up to the post office with a half ton of boxes, all with media mail labeling on them, on top of being illegal, our packages will be audited simply out of spite.

For the record I was being somewhat facetious in my previous posts; I'm completely fine with whatever method of shipping @justsomedude decides to go with.

 

[DJ Mack]

UPS is saying about $39 from Denver to Cleveland (residential) at rack rate pricing, so if someone with an account gets it cheaper then that's a consideration. But I'm with the group - go legit. I planned on about $50 in shipping. Any less than that is a bonus.

Wait, no. Fuck that. We're extremists. Go UPS Next Day Air Early. Only $245.

 

[David O]

I say go legit. I have included some reference. From a quick look it appears that UPS ground would be the cheapest!

https://www.ups.com/media/en/daily_rates.pdf
http://images.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/Service_Guide_2017.pdf

 

[superchromix]

also fine with full price

 

[justsomedude]

Does one have to pay for a UPS account?

 

[WedgeRock]

Does one have to pay for a UPS account?

Just go in and open an account (or do it online). Open it in the name of your business. Our business saved hundreds a month using Brown next day over Fedex. All local deliveries, tho. I don't know if that matters.

 

[justsomedude]

Just go in and open an account (or do it online). Open it in the name of your business. Our business saved hundreds a month using Brown next day over Fedex. All local deliveries, tho. I don't know if that matters.

Will do. I'll just put it under my photography LLC.

 

[Jambine]

OK... Meetup is over, and I can get back to trying to wrap my head around this shipping process.

Thanks for getting mine at the Meet-Up.
Just bought a new place and moving soon, so they will (probably) all get used soon

 

[slisk250]

These boxes are awesome. Better than Paulson by a wide margin.