Posting Lego securely

[RPupkin]

Hi everyone, first off I am not 100% sure if this is the right place for this question, so mods please feel free to move it. I also had a quick search but just came back with loads of hits unrelated to the question.

Basically, I am looking to sell some of my atlantis sets and was wondering what would be the best way to post some of the larger items securely? I can send them without the boxes but I know that will probably get me less money overall. I mostly wondering about the portal of atlantis set, which has a box the size of the modular sets. Has anyone here sent a set this size through the post? How did you package it so as not to damage it in transit?

Thanks for any advice you can give :)

[roamingstop]

I generally package the item using a second box; the first is inside (gap of about 2-3 cm) with scrunched up newspaper between the walls. This seems to be effective even for trans-atlantic.

To be even safer, you could add some scrunched paper to the inside of atlantis box in order to stop it being 'squashed' - but generally that does not happen. You could also volunteer to add insurance at the buyers cost.

[HighFlyer]

To add to "roamingstudio's" comment, I would sort the actual pieces into colour and size, and bag the different groups into zip-seal bags. For smaller LEGO sets/items, I use a large sized packet, with a bubble-wrap seal on the inside.

Hope this helped