Where to buy boxes

Antony101 · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:27

Can anyone give me any information as to where I could order boxes and static bags for mailing of PC parts? I have a few old GPU, CPU, RAM and motherboards to sell but nothing to pack them in.

I've checked the local post office but all they sell is brown paper and bubble wrap.

Theophany · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:28

Amazon?

Bought a load from there recently

bJN · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:32

The Rainforest?

rhodeski · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:35

Google?

Antony101 · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:45

Ordered some anti static bags thanks. I'm having trouble finding boxes for things though. Not many places seem to have motherboard and GPU sized boxes.

Devrij · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:56

Antony101 said:
Ordered some anti static bags thanks. I'm having trouble finding boxes for things though. Not many places seem to have motherboard and GPU sized boxes.

I'm in the same boat for my RMA. Just get a box that's too big and cut it to size.

Antony101 · 6 Dec 2012 at 20:59

Devrij said:
I'm in the same boat for my RMA. Just get a box that's too big and cut it to size.

I have no boxes anyway, thought I may as well try and find somewhere that sells boxes. Would have thought someone would have made a custom box making thing by now.

How do you cut them to size?

PeterNem · 6 Dec 2012 at 21:00

Loads of packaging materials on ebay.

Jambo · 6 Dec 2012 at 21:09

Antony101 said:
Can anyone give me any information as to where I could order boxes and static bags for mailing of PC parts? I have a few old GPU, CPU, RAM and motherboards to sell but nothing to pack them in.

I've checked the local post office but all they sell is brown paper and bubble wrap.

I use Davpack, WF Denny and Ferrari Packaging.

kaffe · 6 Dec 2012 at 21:11

Go to any shop. If you ask them for boxes, most of them are willing to give some to you from their deliveries etc. They might be a bit big but I'm sure someone somewhere will have one the right size(s).

Kosmiche · 6 Dec 2012 at 21:19

Like what Kaffe said, but try supermarkets.

I used to stack shelves and we would break the boxes but if you find someone on the shop floor stacking shelves I'm sure they'd give you some empty boxes as they emptied them out.

pingwing · 6 Dec 2012 at 21:47

The box factory?

Devrij · 7 Dec 2012 at 13:06

Antony101 said:
How do you cut them to size?

Cut down the corners, which then extends the flaps (you can trim them too). That way you just need a box that is the right size on the x and y axis, and adjust the z axis dimension to reduce wasted space.

estebanrey · 7 Dec 2012 at 13:08

They only sell them on December 26th, hence the name.

Vulcan · 7 Dec 2012 at 13:08

PeterNem said:
Loads of packaging materials on ebay.

Yup, the companies on eBay are usually very competitive. Often cheaper than buy from other websites or from buying in store.