Like Greg, I use pvc pipes to ship not only oversize posters, including six sheets, but I ship unassembled 3 sheet frames to customers all over the country and that tube is usually at least 85"+ long. I buy the tubes at Lowes or Home Depot. They sell them in the plumbing department and they come in 3" wide mouths or 4" wide mouths and cost about $10. You can even buy end caps for a couple of dollars. I make my own end caps out of cardboard and secure those to the ends of the tube with gaffers tape.....Those same tubes are great for shipping all sizes of posters but also for storing your own posters. Many of my framing customers have told me they have stored their posters in cardboard tubes for years and when they take them out, they notice they are a bit brittle and the acid from the cardboard tube has yellowed their poster. I buy the 10 foot pvc pipes and cut them in (4) equal 30" tubes, wipe out the center of the tube and store my posters in those tubes. I put a piece of paper on the outside of the tube so I know the contents and they work great.....that's the scoop. Also, the main shipping on one of those 85"+ tubes costs me about $30-$35. If you have a poster inside, obviously you would add insurance and a signature request for delivery which adds to the overall cost.
Sue Hollywood Poster Frames HollywoodPosters.com (800) 463-2994 ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Greg Douglass <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 6:07 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] shipping linenbacked six sheets Mr. Martin, I use the PVC pipes you're taking about to ship linenbacked posters....or , actually, non-linenbacked sizes like half sheets and some one sheets...and they are A-bomb proof. No bitchy customers screaming about a 1/4" dent. However, I was not aware of the 4" Yazoo caps. I usually cobbled together a sturdy tube end using a round piece of cardboard, clear packing tape (LOTS of it for waterproofing) and brown packing tape as the finishing touch. I'm going to the Yazoo web site today. Thanks, Tom. Greg Douglass Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:45 AM From: "Tom Martin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] shipping linenbacked six sheets I used yo ship large rolled in 4 inch drain pipe it comes in 100 foot length cut to size,,the 4 inch yazoo caps fit or make some very durable crush test is good and is waterproof available at home depot, lowes and most hardware stores to ship..go to ups, fed ex. good luck Tom Hollywood dream factory® since 1977 On 2022-01-28 07:41, James Gresham wrote: > I have shipped a few recently. The Post Office in Michigan will no > longer ship the tube, due to its size. I had to go to UPS and I sent > them the slowest, cheapest method. Good luck, Jim Gresham > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 5:45 AM Johnson Tom <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey gang--I know there's no cheap way to do this, but what's the >> current best / most affordable way to ship a linenbacked six sheet >> (we're talking a big heavy tube about 86 inches long weighing >> what--twelve pounds or more?) I have two I'm planning to sell, so >> any info would be appreciated. -Tom >> >> ------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> [1] > > -- > > James Gresham // CEO > > Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. [2] > > 18501 Henry Ct. Ray, MI 48096 > > Phone/Fax: 888-576-7669 (SNOW) > > What Music They Make [3] > > ------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > [4] > > Links: > ------ > [1] > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > [2] http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com/ > [3] https://www.whatmusictheymake.com > [4] > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 ---- Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com> ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
