This One Trick Will Save You Money!! Board Games, Shipping Games & Deals

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I want you to save money. Genuinely. Cause why not, it doesn't cost me anything and it only helps you. And when it comes to shipping games that's a giant area where we can easily save you something. Hopefully. And if not, here are some other sites you can use to save money too.
Pirate Ship - www.pirateship.com/
Abecorn - ship.abecorn.com/#/
Geekshopper - boardgamegeek.com/geekshopper
CamelCamelCamel - camelcamelcamel.com/
BoardGameAtlas - www.boardgameatlas.com/deals
Board Game Deals - www.boardgamedeals.info/
BGG Hot Deals - boardgamegeek.com/forum/10/bg...
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:50 - Shipping Games Is Expensive.....But Not That Expensive
0:04:16 - How To Save When Shipping Smaller Packages
0:06:58 - How To Save When Shipping Larger Packages
0:09:06 - Inefficient Packaging
0:12:25 - International Shipping
5 Ways To Save Money When Buying Board Games
0:14:30 - Geekshopper
0:15:29 - Camel Camel Camel
0:16:47 - Board Game Atlas
0:17:55 - Board Game Deals
0:19:28 - BGG Hot Deals
0:20:30 - Wrapping Up
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@SteveRB511 2 года назад

Unsolicited Patreon Endorsement (I hope this is okay): Alex does a great job in providing information in his reviews that help people choose games that are appropriate their preferences and avoid spending money on games that have a greater chance of being disappointing. The information provided in this video is more value added. I would strongly encourage viewers to pass on some of what they save by supporting Alex’s Patreon - I think he more than earns it. Thank you, Alex!

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thank you Steve, you're a prince.

@franktitzler2689 2 года назад

Alex - Shipping information good but mostly stuff I was aware of. However, the buying tools you reviewed were awesome! I can’t believe after developing a passion for this hobby at the start of COVID this is information that was still largely new to me! Well done and thank you. Your channel never disappoints!

@brent272 2 года назад

Tips for shipping that I use: 1) Save boxes from Amazon, Hello Fresh, etc. 2) Use small bubble wrap around the game (it keeps the box that is being packed in from being larger than it needs to be while at the same time protecting the game. 3) Use plastic grocery bags to place inside the box for any empty spaces, so contents don't shift around in the board game itself. 4) Score boxes so that they are roughly 1" extra around all sides of the board game. This keeps the box size as small as possible while also keeping the game from moving around and tightly packed. I usually get surprised questions about how I'm able to ship things cheaper than anyone else. I've been able to ship games the size of Blood Rage for about $12. It shouldn't ever cost $10+ to ship a game the size of a Tiny Epic game or a set of 12 promo cards.

@tonybowers9490 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing. You're awesome. I typically ship/mail 2-3 items a week. Trying to save on shipping is even more important today with the increased shipping costs. One thing to add - USPS offers free Priority Mail boxes. They simply ask that you only use them for Priority Mail. I use a lot of their boxes.

@BillyIndiana 2 года назад

Terrific video! I've been using Abecorn almost exclusively for about a year now & it saves a lot. I wasn't familiar with some of the BGG resources you mentioned though so will definitely check them out 👍

@cbodd82 2 года назад

I shipped a couple games today, but before I did I remembered that I needed to watch this video again. You saved me 22 bucks. Thanks Alex! I might need to raise my Patreon pledge...

@robertcrist124 2 года назад

That BGG auction search is incredible, thanks for sharing that. I’ve been using Board Game Atlas for a bit now, got it from 3 Minute Board games, it’s pretty good. I remember a couple years ago selling a big batch of games to Boardgameco and the instructions were to get the games in one box, I’m sure up to a limit idk, but I took two giant boxes and essentially encased the games like a plastic egg at Easter time, except the two boxes didn’t close exactly but I taped the whole thing down, I’m sure that was too heavy and a sight to see.

@zachoehm8537 2 года назад

Great vid. I recently learned about abe and pirate via the boardgame exchange subreddit but the box sizes and the other resources are great to know about.

@williamiverson9648 2 года назад

Alex, I do a lot on ebay and just looked at pirateship for the first time. I think I get a good break on ebay shipping but the first item I compared was exactly the same price on pirateShip! Looking foward to comparing more in the future. Thanks for the tip!

@monomundo 2 года назад

Thank you Alex. I live overseas and two points you have stated in this video are particularly relevant: you should always ship with USPS if possible (as you have said, it is much more customs-friendly than Fedex and Dhl), secondly you should try to keep your packages small (around 3 TTR-size games + a couple of small ones for example).

@LeeKenshin7 2 года назад

Thanks for the tips. Wish I had this video 3+ years ago. Learned many of these lessons the hard way.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Sorry :(

@SmidgetPIU 2 года назад

Finally discovered PirateShip recently, thank God. Recently acquired a ton of games through an estate sale and have been selling them off. Knowing about PirateShip earlier would have made some the sales more appealing for potential buyers when giving shipping quotes (like, for say, the all-in Joan of Arc pledge...ugh) but I found it now and its been super effective with trades. I knew about some of these other tools but not all of them. Thanks for going through this, Alex!

@swillsswil4817 2 года назад

Great vid! I wasn't aware of Pirate Ship at all. I'll be going through and adding some more bookmarks to my browser today.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

These are definitely worth using :)

@steveowen7508 2 года назад

Wow Alex, this was really helpful - thanks!

@danbrown679 2 года назад

Awesome suggestions. I had no idea about the shipping tricks, but I also don't ship much. I will have to check out Board Game Atlas, and will have to how this compares to Board Game Oracle.

@smoothrivera1928 2 года назад

This is gold, Alex! Gold! But seriously, thanks for these tips- so helpful!!

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks Smooth :)

@mkitten13 3 месяца назад

So glad you brought up international shipping and import fees. I heavily dislike courier companies for international shipping, because they slap on so many bogus extra fees on the receiver end (like fees for having different category of items in the package). I've had cases where I wound up having to pay more in fees to the courier company afterwards than what I originally paid for the items+shipping. I now strictly avoid places that ship through UPS and DHL for this very reason.

@AthexTube 2 года назад

Thanks for making this video, great tips here for anyone doing shipping!

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks :)

@christopherfritzges6930 2 года назад

Super helpful! Thank you for this.

@leongmunwei 2 года назад

Nice video. I love these Trade Secret busters. Thanks for putting this together.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks :)

@BbBb-zx6sx 2 года назад

Alex, these companies make money by not passing onthe entire discount they receive from the companies. They get a discount by telling the companies they will ship X number of items. And they get a discount based on volume. If the volume exceeds the promised number, they get a higher discount the following contract. If it's less, nothing happens.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Yep :)

@jennifernovis916 2 года назад

This was super helpful! Thank you!

@thecuriousboardgamer 2 года назад

Oh, I remember the days when offering free shipping on ebay auctions actually made you more money (attracted a lot more bidders and bids were more aggressive), but had to stop doing that when shipping prices exploded.

@nirszi 2 года назад

Thank you for this video, very helpful.

@SamBalducci 2 года назад

If you ship via Staples, Office Depot and/or independent shipping companies (stores?) you will get a discount. Walmart (in some locations but rolling out to others) has a shipping kiosk that is cheaper than shipping direct. There are websites that can give you shipping rates across carriers.

@destrio 2 года назад

Fuel costs, inflation, and board game bling are only making shipping more painful for board game enthusiasts. I think when you buy games from the secondary market, the seller isn't always incentivized to look for a cheap shipping option because that takes work to no benefit. The buyer already purchased or agreed to pay shipping, so I always appreciate it when sellers go the extra mile to minimize the cost. We owe a lot to carriers who take great things to our doorstep but that service is expensive. Appreciate the video!

@BadAndy3 2 года назад

Convenience is also worth something here. Being able to get free boxes (USPS) that ship flat rate at a reasonable speed that i don’t have to measure and weigh is probably worth a few extra bucks for me.

@richardgodshaw 2 года назад

Alex, love the continued great information that you share

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks Rich :)

@draphsor 2 года назад

Thanks for this! Was not aware of these services.

@ScytheNoire 2 года назад

USPS has agreements with other federal mail services to avoid customs brokerage costs. Here in Canada, UPS has their own customs brokerage business, and thus, they love to rack up those charges for profits. They tried to nail me with a $75 charge before for customs brokerage charges, while I was working as a customs broker. I did my own clearance for free. But they will often do it automatically and then charge you. I just knew who to contact to fight it. FedEx does have contracts with customs brokers, and I believe they are an owner one, but not sure they've put it under their name.

@rholford1982 2 года назад

In the UK the big thing those starting out shipping packages need to know if the use Royal Mail is NEVER buy the shipping in a post office - the rate online is sometimes more than 50% cheaper and the post office workers don’t have ‘access’ to these prices. Order shipping online and if you send an extra 60p the Royal Mail will even pick it up for you and bring the label.

@mattyweaves 2 года назад

I've made multiple bulk trades with you and I've rarely paid more than $15 total. A little extra effort saves a bunch of money.

@leifjensen8381 2 года назад

To follow up on message below. USPS gives you free boxes. A little bigger than need, but free box sure helps. Does anyone have suggestions of where to get cheap boxes to mail.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks! And for other boxes, big box stores will often give you free boxes if you ask.

@afterworkboardgameclub3423 2 года назад

The other famous shippervis DHL? Also for price comparison, there is board game oracle as well. I am intriged to know volumatic weight also plays a part in local post.

@ESPNY1 2 года назад

Alex can you please comment on what type of scale we should buy to weigh these packages? You need to know the weight of big boxes and the only thing holding me back is having a proper scale - so I have to invest in that

@morio9284 2 года назад

That's great info, thank you. 👍

@JohnClem56 2 года назад

Thanks, great info on shipping!

@mshahrukh92 2 года назад

Awesome video as always Alex!!! I was hoping you will also mention sites like BoardGameCo & NobleKnight for second hand games at good price.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks Malik :)

@jwspiker 2 года назад

USPS you should use if it fits into Regional A or B boxes. and if it's within 1k miles or less. if it fits in a regional box it's almost always cheaper than anything else.

@markxivlxii1390 2 года назад

At what percentage of a game price should shipping be? For me if shipping is more than 25% of the game price then I am very very hesitant to purchase (Im in Japan). But with things going the way they are lately... 25% might be reasonable?

@sylvaintremblay3311 2 года назад

Regarding international shipping, if you go UPS or Fedex, you need to select a shipping option that handles customs by the shipper. They cost a bit more, but indeed will save a bunch of trouble for the person at the receiving end.

@Chris-ef5wc 2 года назад

You did great! 5 comments on this video. 1 Never ship anything you care about USPS. 2. Reddit has a hot deals that is great to follow. 3. Honey can track price drops and history. 4. Distance you are shipping plays a huge role in what you will pay. Shipping to the east coast can be twice as much as shipping just a few states away for me. 5 If you are selling with a site like ebay and they have a partnership with a payment system. (PAYPAL) use the PayPal system to ship because they give you a discount on the shipping.

@cyberdan42 2 года назад

Ahh, shipping to Australia, its now so expensive that it is often unfeasible. Last few months I've passed on multiple purchases because of prohibitive shipping costs to Australia, it is terrible for board games, frequently the cost of the game is less than the cost of the shipping.

@enricomartinelli3376 2 года назад

I'm based in Italy and I do not buy any more games outside EU because of shipping and custom fees.

@dancheston5786 2 года назад

One thing you didn't address: shipping weight. When using services such as Pirate Ship, I'm guessing you need to know the exact weight of what you're shipping. Do you just go to your local post office and use their scale or do you use your own? Would a simple bathroom scale work or would that not be accurate enough with smaller packages? If you do own a dedicated shipping scale, do you have recommendations for others on what to purchase? I definitely want to start culling games, so the more intel, the better. Great video!

@ESPNY1 2 года назад

Can you comment on type of printer recommendation? So besides a scale you also need a decent printer with paper and supplies, Maybe a reason why people may not go all the way in with shipping efficiently or cheaply.

@EfrainRiveraJunior 2 года назад

Great stuff. Thanks.

@joshuag7027 2 года назад

These are great resources, thank you, although I had to unsubscribe from the hot deals on BGG because I was buying way too much, also I'm getting the impression you're looking forward to Ark Nova... some subtle hints there

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Lol yep, some of these will save you money but the last two will cost you money....but pretend they're saving you.

@do_hickey 2 года назад

FYI Board Game Oracle essentially combines Board Game Atlas and CCC.

@deborahcutler5837 2 года назад

I agree that Pirate Ship is great. The only time I haven't used it recently is when sending a promo card to Canada. Pirate Ship wanted to send it Priority Mail instead of letter weight (with cardboard inside to prevent bending) which was $12 more.

@BbBb-zx6sx 2 года назад

And it arrived undamaged? Amazing. I work for USPS as a mechanic who repairs the letter sorting machines. Every night, I remove pieces of mail like this that get caught in the machines. Usually they are damaged or destroyed. Items like that should not be sent in letter size envelopes. Yeats a recipe for failure. They should be packed in a padded envelope and sorted on those machines. BTW only damaged mail gets sorted by hand, by a person.

@deborahcutler5837 2 года назад

I used a padded envelope that was small enough to still get the letter rate.

@BbBb-zx6sx 2 года назад

@@deborahcutler5837 Letter rate is only for letter envelopes, not padded envelopes.

@garytheosophilus 2 года назад

Thank you Alex for your video and thanks to the commenter below for their advice

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks :)

@danielmcmillan7655 2 года назад

Damn it Alex you’re amazing! I was really struggling with shipping and your Pirate Ship recommendation was amazing help. Shipping my first game ever! (Raccoon Tycoon with the coins) and it was gonna be pricey through ups. Saved me like $12 bucks! Great content as always.

@samhowe9986 2 года назад

Thank you for pointing out the ridiculous brokerage fees that UPS and FedEx charge the recipient for getting their packages from the US. I refuse to buy things from a US seller if they only offer shipping via those couriers.

@PeteQuad 2 года назад

I will just add that if you ship to me with FedEx, you have increased the chance of the package getting lost by 50% vs UPS. That is, the chance of a lost package goes from 1% to 51%.

@gowest7797 2 года назад

Excellent tips. I'll make sure to use these to save money so I can buy more games lol.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Well yes, the main reason to save is to get more games.

@Chazzmasterful 2 года назад

I actually do shipping for a living. Everyone always says dimensional weight. I better way to think about it (and how I refer to it now) is Brick weight. Think about that box how much would it weigh if it was full of bricks.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Lol, bricks vs feathers...yep.

@Mambaru 2 года назад

I know dimensional weight as volumetric weight. Great tips for those who ship.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Nice, didn't know it had another name :)

@jamesalexander8908 11 месяцев назад

Do you have a digital scale to weigh your packages? Recommendations?

@BoardGameCo 11 месяцев назад

I used to, nowadays I guesstimate.

@jamesalexander8908 11 месяцев назад

@@BoardGameCo Thank you, Alex. I really appreciate your videos.

@fraserskomorowski2311 2 года назад

Clicked for the title alone!

@ogunquit5 2 года назад

To save money - I think there's a 6th thing that you kind of dance around in your video: Don't buy the Latest, Greatest, Hotness. I get so many great games by just waiting and being patient. Buying a game that is 1 - 2 years old will save you money AND you'll be able to be sure and get more feedback from people to be sure that the game is THAT good.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Yep, I've done many videos on this and in fact already have another one filmed going up soon.

@pederswendsrud1359 2 года назад

Lots of good stuff there. Now I have more ways to spend money, but eventually when I start shipping out a few games because I run out of room, I now know how to do so cheaper so I can buy more games. Because the whole point was to buy more games, right? That's way I'm taking away from it anyways.

@matthew.strout 2 года назад

DHL is the other shipping service your were thinking about but couldn't remember

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thank you!

@cynr2344 2 года назад

You are special and magic Alex!

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Thanks :)

@NickBeenackers 2 года назад

As a USPS international recieved from us, I find they are one of the worst because they often have loooong costum delays and stil expensive fees

@robertcrist124 2 года назад

That’s funny, I saw the title, thought it was too clickbaity for you and that was what made me curious not the content itself; although saving money is good.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Intentionally over the top :)

@CheddahSlammer 2 года назад

While I personally don't need this info cause I don't ship anything. I send it to my friends and family, who ship a lot of stuff.

@BoardGames3000 2 года назад

Yup!

@RiHa_Games 2 года назад

You are special and magic, my dear Alex ;-) There are some large webstore companies who operate worldwide and have reduced shipping cost between locations (almost as cheap as national shipping), a lot of times this makes the product (like boardgames, or things only available in the states) with this reduced shipping costs. That is US to EU, with the dollar rising the difference become smaller 🙄

@BillySpenc 2 года назад

this is gonna help me when I sell Sleepings Gods :3

@justmakingthistoreply5085 2 года назад

I bet this guy does peoples taxes. I’d hire him to be my lawyer. But seriously. Thanks for the info. This is good to know.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Lol no taxes...I hate taxes. Despite doing them.

@Andy-td4sj 2 года назад

cry in international tears...

@nihlify 2 года назад

Buy second hand. Plenty facebook groups

@mrsuitcase9799 2 года назад

Nice video, but I use Canada Post. So, I'm pretty much doomed.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

As a fellow Canadian I feel your pain.

@calevenice 2 года назад

Money saving tip, shop at Atomic Empire 😁

@xshadowscreamx 2 года назад

Doctors will hate this.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

Lol yes!

@NorthOf60Gaming 2 года назад

I always want to save money, Canada Post as you know is far worse than the US Post. Another tip, Don't use a third party shipper...(HINT, HINT).

@jessesamuelanderson9587 2 года назад

Didn’t work.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

It always work :)

@JohnHoliver 2 года назад

Maaaannn... only US? Why dont u want ME to save money! :c lol

@maxf.7262 2 года назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@EricWoning 2 года назад

Hey Alex, I get why you did this. But I think Jason from Shelf Stories made an excellent point why you should never make a clickbait title: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-spgM1JsYyJE.html in reaction to Ignacy Trzewiczek's vlog in which he said 'clickbait works - so it is good'

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

I've watched that video, and I agree for the most part, but this title while clickbaity is also as accurate as it gets. I'm not engaging in the clickbait title because I need the extra view, I'm doing it so that you actually save the money that I'm hoping you do. It's not a lie, it's not a trick, it is 100% accurate and will hopefully save a lot of people a lot of money.

@EricWoning 2 года назад

@@BoardGameCo - thanks for the reply. I get it and think you may be right. My first reaction was: I don't live in the US so it won't really help me... but I do get that your audience probably primarily is Americans.

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

@@EricWoning Yes and agreed. That's also why I started with an apology to international viewers...it's a tough balance.

@jawsvvvvv 2 года назад

USPS Media Mail for all board games. I never do anything else....

@BoardGameCo 2 года назад

The problem with that is that it's technically not allowed for Board Games, and people do have some horror stories around it. You can risk it for sure, but not something I can recommend.

@matthew.strout 2 года назад

that's not allowed and you really shouldn't be doing it