"Red Over Blue: Guide, Packing Miniatures for Shipment" Topic

Hello all,

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I have uploaded a short guide on how to pack miniatures for shipment via post. I hope this comes in handy for those wishing to sell and ship figures via eBay or any other service.

Enjoy!

More people need to follow these guidelines.

The phone company insists on bringing me phone books. I have found that the pages make good individual wrappers for figs (in lieu of the thin foam you use in your example). I put those by group into ziplocks sealed with duct tape. Works like a charm. You have to be very careful about the weight of figs in a single bag though.

Phone book pages sound like they could also be used to fill space, as I do with the large air packing bags.

Great idea!

I prefer wax paper around the painted figure. The wax may rub off a bit, but it is not abrasive, and it will do no harm (foams, and paper, are actually a little abrasive, around 1,200+ Grit; auto mechanics used US dollar bills to clean points in ignition systems because of its abrasiveness -- actually, US dollar bills are made of cotton fiber, not wood pulp, but you get the idea). If you wrap 2+ layers around the figure, gently, it will be well protected, paint and all. After that, a foam wrap would be a great idea. Cheers!