Overview
This guide highlights the best practices for packing your Goodwill Bluebox orders and tips on what to include and exclude from packages.
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We highly recommend producing a steady supply of Repurpose Jewelry Boxes at your location. They are extremely efficient and profitable for your organization and are in extremely high demand! 5 lbs for $44.99 + $5 Shipping
Key Points: Sell all costume and fashion jewelry pieces in bulk for $6 per lb. Eliminate sorting processes and labor inefficiency by sorting jewelry into 5 Lb. Boxes and sell out in minutes!
Materials needed:
8 x 8 x 4 boxes
10 x 10 x 10 boxes
15 x 15 x 15 boxes
Reinforced Gum Tape
Shipping process:
Each repurpose jewelry box should contain a minimum of 5 lbs of jewelry. The exact weight may vary by a few ounces, as long as the total weight per box is over 5 lbs. If there are 2 repurpose jewelry boxes on a single order, keep each repurpose jewelry box in its own 8 x 8 x 4 box. Seal them and place them in a 10 x 10 x 10 box. If an order contains 3 Repurpose Jewelry Boxes, ship 1 repurpose box separate and 2 in a 10 x 10 x 10 box. If there are 4 Repurpose Jewelry Boxes, seal and pack each 8 x 8 x 4 box and place all of them in a 15 x 15 x 15 box
What goes in the box:
Repurpose jewelry boxes contain 5 LBS of jewelry. Repurpose jewelry boxes consist of 5 LBS of wearable fashion jewelry and costume jewelry, as well as broken jewelry pieces, scrap jewelry, unsold jewelry pieces from Shopgoodwill or stores, and any other miscellaneous jewelry to be sold at wholesale. Salvage jewelry and broken jewelry can also be included. The most efficient way to fill Repurpose Jewelry Boxes is to include any grabbag or lot-type jewelry that your team wouldn’t list individually for sale online. Craft and repurpose items are okay in minimal quantities, but the boxes should be 99% jewelry.
Make sure each box has a variety of items. Any individual box should not be primarily made with the same items. For example, do not make a jewelry repurpose box that is all bangles. It should be a variety of jewelry items in the box.
While these boxes are for repurposing, the primary buyers are resellers. Keep this in mind when making sure that value is packed into each box.
What doesn’t go in the box:
Mardi-Gras Beads and other plastic beads.
Home-made jewelry pieces or home-made jewelry
Belts, chain-belts, etc. or any Non-jewelry items
8 lbs for $59.99 + $5 shipping, shipped in an 8 x 8 x 4 box
We highly recommend producing a steady supply of Repurpose Watch Boxes at your location. They are extremely efficient and profitable for your organization, and are in extremely high demand!
Key points: Sell all of your mid and low-tier watches + broken watches in bulk quickly and profitably.
Materials needed:
8 x 8 x 4 boxes
10 x 10 x 10 boxes
15 x 15 x 15 boxes
Reinforced Gum Tape
Shipping process:
Each repurpose watch box should contain a minimum of 8 lbs of watches. The exact weight may vary by a few ounces, as long as the total weight per box is over 8 lbs. If there are 2 repurpose watch boxes on a single order, keep each repurpose jewelry box in its own 8 x 8 x 4 box. Seal them and place them in a 10 x 10 x 10 box. If an order contains 3 Repurpose Watch Boxes, ship 1 repurpose box separate and 2 in a 10 x 10 x 10 box. If there are 4 Repurpose Watch Boxes, seal and pack each 8 x 8 x 4 box and place all of them in a 15 x 15 x 15 box
What goes in the box:
Repurpose jewelry boxes contain 8 LBS of watches. Repurpose watch boxes consist of 8 LBS of wearable watches and watches in disrepair. Broken watches and watches that may just need a battery or a new movement. As well as mid-tier watches that aren’t profitable to list individually for sale online. The most efficient way is to collect all bulk-sellable watches, watch rejects, watches that need to be fixed, or any watches that aren’t profitable to list online for individual sale.
Make sure each box has a variety of items. Any individual box should not be primarily made with the same items. For example, do not make repurpose watch box that is all the same watch. It should be a variety of items in the box.
While these boxes are for repurposing, the primary buyers are resellers. Keep this in mind when making sure that value is packed into each box.
What doesn’t go in the box:
Cheap bulk made in China watches, Toy or fake watches
Non-watch items or clocks
15 LBS for $64.99 + $5 Shipping in a 12 x 12 x 12 box
Key Points: 15 lbs of mixed LEGOS and LEGO MINIFIGURES. Exclude non-lego pieces.
Materials Needed:
12 x 12 x 12 boxes (12 Cube)
Or 15 x 15 x 15 boxes (15 cube)
What goes in the box:
LEGO Mystery boxes are 15lbs of bulk wholesale LEGOs .. Be sure to include 5-6 LEGO Mini-figures per box, as these are very valuable for customers. LEGO wholesale boxes should only be LEGOS, don’t include non-lego or non-toy pieces in the boxes. LEGO minifigures and LEGO bricks and LEGO toys only.
What doesn’t go in the box:
Make sure that the LEGO boxes are full of only authentic LEGO products. Exclude K’NEX, MEGABLOX, and other LEGO imitations.
Materials Needed:
10 x 10 x 10 (10 Cube) boxes
12 x 12 x 12 (12 Cube) boxes
15 x 15 x 15 (15 Cube) boxes
Reinforced Gum Tape
Shipping process:
Make an X to seal the box with gum tape. Include an invoice, and seal the box. Multiple clothing box orders can be consolidated into one box of the above sizes to reduce shipping costs (up to 40lbs). Verify that the correct number of clothing items and/or orders are inside the box. Attach a shipping label to the front top-right corner of the box. All done!
What goes in the box:
Each Basic Apparel box contains between 10-12 pieces. The number of pieces is determined by the value of the brand contents of the box. Boxes with 10 medium – high-value pieces would not need the additional 2 pieces. See the brand guidelines below for more info. Our goal is to include accurately sized and gendered clothing pieces at a fraction of retail prices. The goal is to pack the boxes with as much value as possible. The better the brands and quality, the better the box. Apparel Boxes are sorted primarily from raw apparel donations, as well as clothing typically sold on e-commerce.
When putting a box together, take the quality-checked, sorted clothing and double-check for any damage or wear. Use a lint-roller and a fabric shaver to fix minor damage on valuable items. Apparel should not have any damage, even “pilling” of the fabric should exclude a piece of apparel from the box. The goal is to fill the box with the best brands and quality available, as these are ‘curated’ boxes, meaning that the quality and brand selection is being done for the customer. Apparel boxes are sorted carefully and only the best possible pieces are selected for each box. Our goal is for the customer to at least double their money when buying an apparel box; this value and quality threshold excludes the majority of soft-line pulls or downstream donations. Our goal is to as quickly and efficiently as possible, fill the apparel boxes with top-quality apparel, at a fraction of the costs of selling apparel individually online or in brick & mortar locations.
What doesn’t go in the box:
We don’t typically include bottoms in the Basic Apparel Box such as pants or jeans. We use jeans/denim for the Denim Repurpose boxes. We typically only include bottoms that are sized with a Letter or are very high-quality skirts. Dresses are good to go in the box, provided that they are a good brand. Don’t include any damaged pieces in the Basic Apparel Boxes. Pay special attention to holes from barbs/tags if you are using pulls.
Brands list
Great brands to look for in Apparel Boxes
• Loft
• White House Black Market
• Under Armour
• Nike
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Lilly Pulitzer
• Brookes Brothers
• Ralph Lauren
• Patagonia
• Vineyard Vines
• Reebok
• Adidas
• Pink
• Michael Kors
• Kate Spade
• North Face
• Chaps
• Tommy Bahama
• Express
• Banana Republic
• INC
• Calvin Klein
20 comic books for $19.99 + $5 shipping. Comic books should be in excellent-like new condition and shipped carefully in padded packaging to prevent damage in transit.
Key Point: Move comic books in bulk with minimal sorting (just quality checking!), without laborious research and listing.
Materials Needed:
20 x 12 x 4 Box
Packing Material for padding
What Goes in the Box: 20 comic books / graphic novels in excellent to near-mint condition. Comic Books should be recognizable and/or vintage brands of comics (i.e.Marvel, DC) Comic books in sleeve protectors and cardboard backs are preferred, but any comic books in sellable or gradable position can go in the comic book boxes. Be sure to include a variety of brands and issues in the boxes. Keep in mind that comic book box buyers are primarily collectors and resellers, looking for a rare gem or at least enough value to turn a profit on their box.
When shipping a comic book box, be sure to secure the 20 comics in the box from moving in transit with packing material or additional boxes/packaging.
What doesn’t go in the box: Non-comic books. Damaged comic books. Regular books about comic books or superheroes.
Materials Needed:
12 x 12 x 12 boxes (12 Cube)
Reinforced Gum Tape
What goes in the box:
10-12 Pairs of Quality Pairs of Denim. Denim includes jeans, shorts, denim vests, denim jackets. Our Denim Mystery boxes are full of great denim! While sorting for our basic apparel boxes, we set aside all denim that comes in for our Denim Mystery Boxes. Denim Mystery Boxes vary in size and gender.
We include the best brands possible in the Denim Boxes, include only name brands like Levi’s, Michael Kors, True Religion, Ralph Lauren / Polo Ralph Lauren, Pac Sun, Madewell, Lucky, Calvin Klein, etc. Steer clear of Walmart and low-quality brands, and do quality checks to make sure there is no damage.
When doing a quality check, check the waist band and make sure it isn’t stretched out or made of elastic. Verify that there are no stains, excessive wear, tears, holes, etc. Denim should be in great condition.
Make sure that each pair of denim is high quality, with minimal or no wear/damage. Make sure that the box has a variety of items (don’t do a box of all shorts).
What doesn’t go in the box:
Damaged items
Corduroy
Fake denim
Cut-off shorts
Jeggings
What goes in the box:
The Bluebox Mystery Purse is 1 curated designer brand-name purse for $19.99 + shipping. We include mid-level designer & designer boutique brands, with a minimum used value of $100 and a tagged retail value of at least $65 (i.e. purses still with tags for at least $65). We include purses that are medium-sized + (no small clutches, wallets).
Typical brands that we include are:
Coach (requires serial number on the purse and some authentication)
Michael Kors
Kate Spade
Tori Burch
Betsey Johnson
Victoria’s Secret
Dooney & Bourke
Aldo
Tommy Hilfiger
Calvin Klein
What should never go in the box: Damaged purses or brands that do not qualify for the value criteria listed above, wallets, or small clutches.
Materials needed:
12 x 12 x 12 boxes (12 cube)
Reinforced gum tape
What goes in the box:
The repurpose shoe box contains a variety of sneakers, of mixed sizes and gender. Repurpose shoe boxes should only contain name brands, like Nike, Adidas, Vans, Converse, Reebok, New Balance. The condition of the shoes in the box should be “used-good” at a minimum. Some minor wear is okay, but do a quality check and make sure the soles are intact, and that the shoes are not too damaged.
What doesn’t go in the box:
Shoes that are severely damaged, shoes that are not popular or valuable brands (i.e. off-brand shoes).
Materials Needed:
10 x 10 x 10 (10 Cube) boxes
12 x 12 x 12 (12 Cube) boxes
15 x 15 x 15 (15 Cube) boxes
Reinforced Gum Tape
What goes in the box:
Each Dress Box is sized and contains 6-8 pieces. The number of pieces is determined by the value of the brand contents of the box. Boxes with 6 medium – high-value pieces would not need the additional 2 pieces. See the brand guidelines below for more info. Our goal is to include accurately sized and gendered clothing pieces at a fraction of retail prices. The goal is to pack the boxes with as much value as possible. The better the brands and quality, the better the box.
When putting a box together, take the quality-checked, sorted clothing and double-check for any damage or wear. Use a lint-roller and a fabric shaver to fix minor damage on valuable items.
Sizes:
XS - (0-2)
S - (4-6)
M - (8-10)
L - (12-14)
XL - (16-18)
2XL - (20-22)
What doesn’t go in the box:
We don’t typically include bottoms in the Basic Apparel Box such as pants or jeans. We use jeans/denim for the Denim Repurpose boxes. We typically only include bottoms that are sized with a Letter or are very high-quality skirts. Dresses are good to go in the box, provided that they are a good brand. Don’t include any damaged pieces in the Basic Apparel Boxes. Pay special attention to holes from barbs/tags if you are using pulls.
Great brands to look for
Loft
White House Black Market
Under Armour
Nike
Tommy Hilfiger
Lilly Pulitzer
Brookes Brothers
Ralph Lauren
Patagonia
Vineyard Vines
Reebok
Adidas
Pink
Michael Kors
Kate Spade
North Face
Chaps
Tommy Bahama
Express
Banana Republic
INC
Calvin Klein
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