I have a good amount of marquees I am considering putting up for sale. My biggest concern is how to package them for shipping as the USPS doesn't have a priority box that they will fit in. Anyone have any nifty tips/tricks on how to box up standard sized marquees that is (A) cheap, (B) relatively quick, and (C) safe for the marquee to ship in.
Well the cheapest way to ship them is USPS Media Mail. See this post:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=97478&highlight=chart
If they are plexi or flimsy (e.g., Marble Madness), i.e., anything but glass, I do it this way for 1-3 marquees and have never had a damage problem (I've sold well over a hundred):
cut 2 pieces of box quality/thickness cardboard each about 1-2" on all sides bigger than the marquee.
wrap the marquee in plain white "butcher" paper
tape the marquee in paper to one of the pieces of cardboard.
tape the other piece of cardboard to the other piece that the marquees were just taped to (obviously covering the other side of the marquees).
I originally got a stack of cardboard and a roll of plain white paper from Uline (cheap and fast delivery). One roll of white paper has lasted me many years and will still last me many years to come. I went though the pack of cardboard (shipping side art really ate up the supply). The cardboard I get free now from my local grocery store. I pick up one or two sheets every time I go shopping. They put a big flat sheet in between the stacks of items on pallets. It's a big grocery store and they are always unloading something.
If they are glass marquees, that's a whole other story. I'd pack them just as above but then put them in another box with bubble wrap.
Giving credit where it's due: I learned this method of packing artwork and marquees from Philepe (sp?) at Arcade Renovations.