Cheapest way to ship a roll of coins?

[Coppercrazy]

I'm going to try to sell some $2 rolls of pre 60's nickels when I start doing them. What is the cheapest way to ship a roll of coins you think? If I sell them for $6 or $7 then I would make probably $1.50 per roll after fees and paying $2.50 shipping probably. I can only think of shipping in a bubble mailer. The only other way I can think of is if I sell them in lots of 5 rolls for around $30, but who is going to buy all those? That would save on shipping big time though. Any ways you can ship a roll for around $1?

 

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[OnARoll]

A roll of nickels weighs 7.48 ounces, so with the packing material and all for 2 rolls, you will probably be either at 1lb or below..I would ship USPS Flat Rate mail should be like you said 2.50..You can't ship it for a dollar from my experience! Not going to make much profit though by the time you buy the supplies, bubble mailer and tape..Not to mention the paypal fee boo..You should just throw in a silver nickel ender to bring the profits up a bit lol. You could also have them pay for shipping too..If you're only making a dollar profit, you will be burning that in gas getting there and back ..

Another marketing idea:

"BONUS OPPORTUNITY: BUY 5 rolls and get a free silver dime a true piece of American history!"

 

[Coppercrazy]

A roll of nickels weighs 7.48 ounces, so with the packing material and all for 2 rolls, you will probably be either at 1lb or below..I would ship USPS Flat Rate mail should be like you said 2.50..You can't ship it for a dollar from my experience! Not going to make much profit though by the time you buy the supplies, bubble mailer and tape..Not to mention the paypal fee boo..You should just throw in a silver nickel ender to bring the profits up a bit lol.

You're probably right, I'm just trying to find a way to not lose any money from driving around and spending money on gas. Trying to make as much money as possible. I would probably just have to sell them in bulk.

 

[OnARoll]

Either that or infuse your ebay listing with something that will add value without adding any extra weight, like a silver wartime nickel, not only will your listing be more, it will also get more traffic because you get to use the word "silver" in your post. Which obviously gets searched a heck of a lot more than clad nickels, you will basically be boosting your chances for a sale and if its an auction you will be boosting your chances for the bidding to go higher. I personally like buy it now on certain items but something like this i would do an auction but start the price at 5 bucks, guaranteeing profit and also leaving the door open for it to go higher..Do free shipping too to entice buyers..just my 2 cents.

 

[Coppercrazy]

Either that or infuse your ebay listing with something that will add value without adding any extra weight, like a silver wartime nickel, not only will your listing be more, it will also get more traffic because you get to use the word "silver" in your post. Which obviously gets searched a heck of a lot more than clad nickels, you will basically be boosting your chances for a sale and if its an auction you will be boosting your chances for the bidding to go higher. I personally like buy it now on certain items but something like this i would do an auction but start the price at 5 bucks, guaranteeing profit and also leaving the door open for it to go higher..Do free shipping too to entice buyers..just my 2 cents.

Thanks, that all make sense. It is just so hard for me to sell silver...

 

[OnARoll]

Yeah I know it is hard, as it is for everyone, but really the melt value is a little over a dollar but from that dollar you will be getting that much more traffic and interest because the war nickel is "Given as a bonus", people like getting free things even if its bought and totaled in the price and they are actually paying for it, they like they got one up on you and that they are winners, everyone wants to be a winner..Its human nature lol and marketing at its greatest.

 

[50cent]

Crack open them rolls and dump the nickels into an envelop. Whenever I get around to listing some unsearched rolls on ebay, exactly how I plan on shipping.

 

[UNIVBFan]

Crack open them rolls and dump the nickels into an envelop. Whenever I get around to listing some unsearched rolls on ebay, exactly how I plan on shipping.

Really? I hope you're just being funny.

 

[50cent]

How's it being funny? It will save them time from having to open them, and save me money from having to ship them.

 

[MIhunter]

I would try selling larger lots (4-6 rolls of nickels) and shipping by USPS flat box ($5.15). This would reduce the shipping cost per roll and the flat rate boxes are free.
Also, selling small lots of 40 nickels each will produce a lot of work for a small profit.

I was searching 3-4 nickel boxes a week back in 2011, while I was trying to build my from the wild Jefferson collectiion (have everything except 1939D & 1950D). I kept all pre1960 nickels.
Very soon I had alot of pre1960 nickels that I didn't want to store long term. I sold some on ebay by the roll and as singles. I got as little as $4 a roll plus $2 S/H and as much as $8 a roll plus $3 S/H. After subtracting expenses including cost of the coins, I had a yield range of 4-12 cents per nickel. Some nickels I dumped back into the wild.
My best single nickel sale was a 1942D (VG) for $0.99 plus $1 S/H for a yield of $1.17, but most yielded $0.10-$0.50.
A roll of 1939 philly nickels went for $10.75 + $3 S/H for a yield of 18 cents per nickel.
I saved $8 of the lowest mintage and best conditioned nickels.

For 5-6 months I sold coins on Ebay (Ike dollars, Jefferson nickels, NIFC halves, 1940-58 wheats, Lincoln Memorial copper cents, Canadian copper cents and 99.9% Ni nickels) with the kids helping and learning about ecommerce.
My net profit was about $200.

Good Luck