Hi Helmut - The short answer to your question is I am STUPID. I used a standard 32 long tube typical for 27 inch wide one-sheets to leave a 2 1/2 inch buffer on both ends - hence my 32 inch tube left a 4 1/2 inch buffer on both ends for a 23 inch wide A1 poster.
The long answer to your question is: 1. I am stupid. 2. I didn't have shorter shipping tubes to accommodate an A1 23 inch wide poster other than for a few 14 inch wide inserts. 3. I knew about UPS and USPS rules for tubes - but I didn't know that eBay's self-touted overseas shipping service, "eBay International Delivery" has a 27 inch long maximum to access cheaper contracted rates with DHL, Royal Mail, etc. 4. Moving forward, shipping one-sheets will require tubes greater than 27 inches long - but under 32 inches, which means using a power saw I guess because I don't plan future bulk buys of shorter Yazoo tubes. 5. Shipping posters overseas isn't for sissies nor for ignoramuses like me. David ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 6:39 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: WHOOP-DI-DOO - I netted just $10.69 from a $50 eBay sale of my R2018 Louise Brooks poster. David, no offense, but why ship a poster that is only 23" long in a 32" tube??? Since the Covid mess started, pretty much all of my US shipments (which are not too many anymore) go with UPS or DHL Express. Both companies bill by volume weight, and extra size costs serious money. So I always try to keep the packaging as small as possible. Cheers, Helmut Am 15.04.2022 um 12:27 schrieb David Kusumoto <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>: for a poster shipped in a 32x3x3 tube - I ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistserv.american.edu%2Fscripts%2Fwa-american.exe%3FSUBED1%3DMoPo-L%26A%3D1&data=04%7C01%7C%7C4a4075c7d87f4090984408da1ee553de%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637856267552170762%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=q8wMfzQsPQXn3YoVS3qEY9%2Fgmu%2BxzlBfzcyWZ2geUOE%3D&reserved=0> 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.
