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How much does it cost to send an LP by post?

How much does it cost to send an LP by post?

12″ / LP VINYL* 1 – 2 records – £4.55 Royal Mail First Class or £5.55 Royal Mail Signed For (First Class). 3 – 6 records – £6.50 Royal Mail First Class or £7.50 Parcel Force 24 Royal Mail Signed For (First Class ). 7+ records – £12.50 Parcel Force 48 (trackable and signed for).

How do you send vinyl records in the mail?

How Do You Safely Pack Vinyl Records

  1. Remove vinyl from its jacket.
  2. Carefully dust using a cleaning machine or your normal vinyl brush.
  3. Put the records into protective plastic sleeves.
  4. Place the sleeves in new cardboard record mailers.
  5. Insert package stiffeners or fillers, including bubble wrap and cardboard.

What is the best way to send vinyl records?

How to package and post vinyl records.

  1. Sandwich It. Take the vinyl out of the internal sleeve and the cover sleeve and sandwich it in between the two.
  2. Cover it.
  3. Pack it.
  4. Mark it.
  5. Measure it.
  6. Insure it.
  7. Upgrade it.
  8. Related Information for Customers Shipping Vinyl.

What size is a Royal Mail letter?

Size and weight guide – UK letters and parcels

Format Max weight Max length
Letter 100g 24cm
Large Letter 750g 35.3cm
Small Parcel 2kg 45cm
Medium Parcel 20kg 61cm

Are vinyls fragile?

Vinyl records are treasures to enjoy, but one must treat them with care as they are very fragile and easily damaged. Below are ten common mistakes that can ruin records and/or impede their sound quality.

How much do 100 vinyls weigh?

If you are trying to store a bunch or records or ship them then you might be wondering how much one hundred records actually weigh. The industry standard for vinyl records is that each record will weigh 180 grams. This means that 100 records will weigh approximately 39 ½ pounds.

How much does a record weigh to ship?

The weight will vary from around 1.41oz for a 7″ to 3.88oz for a 10″ and 5.29oz for a 12″. Don’t forget that if you want to know the weight of a vinyl record for shipping, you’ll need to include the weight of the packaging too.

Can you take vinyl records in hand luggage?

You can take vinyl records on a plane. Vinyl records are a TSA-permitted item for flying, and you can pack them as either carry-on or hold luggage, as long as you obey the dimension and weight restriction policy of the individual airline with which you are travelling.

What kind of mailers do vinyl records come in?

Enter the vinyl record box mailer… Corrugated cruciform vinyl record mailers such as the MusicMax Classic LP & 7″ singles record mailers are essentially a cardboard box designed specifically to offer massively improved transit or postal protection. Like the MusicMax Classic they are usually able to carry 1, 2 or even 3 vinyl records.

What do you need to know about record mailers?

Record mailers are a range of products designed to protect vinyl records being shipped out via a postal service or a courier. Envelope style record mailers… There are several designs of record mailers available which differ in some key ways.

What kind of record Mailer does musicMAX use?

Corrugated cruciform vinyl record mailers such as the MusicMax Classic LP & 7″ singles record mailers are essentially a cardboard box designed specifically to offer massively improved transit or postal protection. Like the MusicMax Classic they are usually able to carry 1, 2 or even 3 vinyl records.

Why did records by Mail shut down their website?

As of Monday, November 23rd Records By Mail has temporarily shut down regular operations to rebuild our website and audit our extensive inventory. We know this is a sudden move, but it is a necessary step to ensure a positive and more accurate shopping experience for all our customers.