[78-L] The Zen of 78 acquisition

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

The below description looks sturdy enough for me. Should arrive safely, I hope.....
 
But then I've had one or two 78's shipped in a 1 to 3 LP Bags Unlimited box with each sleeve (not original thankfully) taped at the top & bottom to a 12" cardboard piece with another 2 or 3 pieces of cardboard placed in the box to fill it up. Arrived intact with no breakage!! The same way I'd ship one to three 78's to a buyer.
 
Once I recieved two 10" record album 78 rpm sets (with the records left in the sleeves) packed together with bubblewrap around them then shoved into a box. Again they arrived safely but then I would have put the 78's in sleeves, taped them together as a single mass then put bubble wrap around the 78 sandwinch. After that I'd enclose each album in separate bubble wrap. All of that would go in the box for shipping.


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>From: Benno Häupl <goldenbough at arcor.de>
>To: 78-l at 78online.com 
>Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 1:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [78-L] The Zen of 78 acquisition
>
>.
>Instructing sellers about the packaging of fragile 78s is very tricky. 
>Especially as this seller explains on his ME page: 
>
>"All 78's are packed in Bags Unlimited 12-LP-size Record Mailers--for 1 or 2 records--
>20-LP-size boxes for 3 or 4; 2 or more 12- or 20-LP boxes placed together--for 5 or more, 
>and ALL orders use a minimum of THREE 12"x12" cardboard fillers--with EXTRA fillers 
>between 2+ records in one box; and 6 feet of bubble wrap is used for EACH record; 
>AND, all 78's are shipped in quality generic sleeves." 
>
>Benno 
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