Shipping tubes for ebay sales

[NJ Marty]

Just a heads up. I was waiting to list a archery long bow I purchased at a garage sale on ebay. Problem was finding a strong 6ft tube. I did the drives through the back of strip malls and found squat. So I went to home depot and was walking around and TA DA. In the carpet section next to the rugs on rollers section, there were plenty of cardboard tubes that the carpets were rolled on. They are 4.5 inches in diameter 15 ft lenghts and super strong, 1/4 in thick. Manager said take them all because they are headed for the trash.

 

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[diggummup]

Just a heads up. I was waiting to list a archery long bow I purchased at a garage sale on ebay. Problem was finding a strong 6ft tube. I did the drives through the back of strip malls and found squat. So I went to home depot and was walking around and TA DA. In the carpet section next to the rugs on rollers section, there were plenty of cardboard tubes that the carpets were rolled on. They are 4.5 inches in diameter 15 ft lenghts and super strong, 1/4 in thick. Manager said take them all because they are headed for the trash.

Thanks for bringing this up. Don't know why I never mentioned this one myself. I use them for certain things, fishing poles, baseball bats, walking canes, even small, fragile, glass items every now and then. I've been in the flooring business for many years. I have one in my truck filled with transition strips. Most of them are 12 ft long. Certain Berbers and special orders are 15 ft goods. One note though, some tubes can be much thinner than others so make sure you use the thicker ones if using to ship fragile items.

 

[jerseyben]

Thanks for bringing this up. Don't know why I never mentioned this one myself. I use them for certain things, fishing poles, baseball bats, walking canes, even small, fragile, glass items every now and then. I've been in the flooring business for many years. I have one in my truck filled with transition strips. Most of them are 12 ft long. Certain Berbers and special orders are 15 ft goods. One note though, some tubes can be much thinner than others so make sure you use the thicker ones if using to ship fragile items.

Man, I wish you lived near me. My wife is pushing for us to get new carpet installed in the 2nd floor of my house. We got a few quotes and BOY is it expensive. Would love to get an opinion from someone who I know I can trust.

 

[diggummup]

Man, I wish you lived near me. My wife is pushing for us to get new carpet installed in the 2nd floor of my house. We got a few quotes and BOY is it expensive. Would love to get an opinion from someone who I know I can trust.

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[clovis97]

Just a heads up. I was waiting to list a archery long bow I purchased at a garage sale on ebay. Problem was finding a strong 6ft tube. I did the drives through the back of strip malls and found squat. So I went to home depot and was walking around and TA DA. In the carpet section next to the rugs on rollers section, there were plenty of cardboard tubes that the carpets were rolled on. They are 4.5 inches in diameter 15 ft lenghts and super strong, 1/4 in thick. Manager said take them all because they are headed for the trash.

Thanks!

Great idea!!!!

 

[rainwolf75]

Man, I wish you lived near me. My wife is pushing for us to get new carpet installed in the 2nd floor of my house. We got a few quotes and BOY is it expensive. Would love to get an opinion from someone who I know I can trust.

Just a disclaimer I do work for a major flooring company and I have family who also work as installers so I am in no means trying to give expert advise but I am only offering information for which I do know.

It is cheaper to go with basic cheap builder grade carpet but spend more on a much better quality grade carpet pad for the simple fact that the better the pad the long it will last, but this is the time of the year to do it local flooring stores make room in their local warehouse (that is if the local store keeps their warehouse stocked) so that they can make room for the new styles that the manufactures are coming out with.

Also carpet, laminate and hard wood is easy to install your self if you are willing to put in the work that would save you a lot of money on installation.

But if you want to get the best for your money and improve the value of your house I would so with engineered hardwood flooring you can even find some for under $5 per square foot and if you do go with engineered hard wood it you are installing it up stairs then you will not need an underlayment but you can use a tongue and groove type of glue but you don't have to use it because it is fine to just float it without glue or underlayment.

If you choose to still go with carpet and want to save even more money you can opt for B-grade which may have very and I do mean very minor imperfections which is not visible to the naked eye and is usually the color shade is just a bit different than what they prefer to sell as First Quality. But again there is nothing wrong with the quality at all, but you may be able to get a better quality more expensive carpet at the same price as basic builder grade.

Also go with the mom and pop stores because often times they are cheaper and if you do not want to install it yourself you may be able to work out an installation deal with them, not to mention it is better to support your local small businesses.

I hope this helps.

 

[diggummup]

Just a disclaimer I do work for a major flooring company and I have family who also work as installers so I am in no means trying to give expert advise but I am only offering information for which I do know.

It is cheaper to go with basic cheap builder grade carpet but spend more on a much better quality grade carpet pad for the simple fact that the better the pad the long it will last, but this is the time of the year to do it local flooring stores make room in their local warehouse (that is if the local store keeps their warehouse stocked) so that they can make room for the new styles that the manufactures are coming out with.

Also carpet, laminate and hard wood is easy to install your self if you are willing to put in the work that would save you a lot of money on installation.

But if you want to get the best for your money and improve the value of your house I would so with engineered hardwood flooring you can even find some for under $5 per square foot and if you do go with engineered hard wood it you are installing it up stairs then you will not need an underlayment but you can use a tongue and groove type of glue but you don't have to use it because it is fine to just float it without glue or underlayment.

If you choose to still go with carpet and want to save even more money you can opt for B-grade which may have very and I do mean very minor imperfections which is not visible to the naked eye and is usually the color shade is just a bit different than what they prefer to sell as First Quality. But again there is nothing wrong with the quality at all, but you may be able to get a better quality more expensive carpet at the same price as basic builder grade.

Also go with the mom and pop stores because often times they are cheaper and if you do not want to install it yourself you may be able to work out an installation deal with them, not to mention it is better to support your local small businesses.

I hope this helps.

I can agree with that. That was a major selling point for an old friend of mine that was in the business for over 50 years till he passed recently at 79. He worked 6 days a week till the end. He loved his job. I mentioned going over existing pad to save money if it is still in good shape and hasn't had pets on it, that's another option since the pad usually outlives the carpet, except in traffic areas maybe.