Shipping Lacrosse Sticks
SidelineSwap is a great place to buy and sell new or used lacrosse heads, shafts, or complete sticks. Below are some tips to help you ship your lacrosse stick safely and efficiently.
Materials You'll Need for a Complete Stick
- 1-2 Triangular Shipping tubes (about 6" x 6" x 38"), available at FedEx or free with a USPS Priority Mail label
- Bubble wrap, available at FedEx or available at any office supply store or general merchandise store (i.e. Target, Walmart)
- Quality packing tape, available at FedEx or available at any office supply store or general merchandise store (i.e. Target, Walmart)
- Cardboard scraps, available from previously used packaging of any sort
- Newspaper, old magazines, parchment paper, available at any office supply store or general merchandise store (i.e. Target, Walmart)
Package Your Stick
- Take your bubble wrap and wrap it around the shaft of the stick and tape it in place. Next, bubble wrap around the head and tape in place. Use more bubble wrap around the head as this is more fragile.
- Take two triangular shipping tubes and cut one flap off of each. Now you should have two separate cardboard pieces, each with two flaps.
- Overlap the two boxes a little and tape them in place so that you have four connected flaps.
- Next, place cardboard scraps, crumpled magazine sheets, newspaper, and or parchment paper inside the box to add padding for the stick.
- Place the stick in the box and add more cardboard scraps, crumpled magazine sheets, newspaper, and or parchment paper on top of the stick. Add as much padding as possible so that the stick won't slip out of the box during transit or break.
- Tape extremely well around each of the flaps, the top, and the bottom of the box so that the box will stay together. Place you shipping labels on the box and ship to its new owner!
FedEx/UPS packing service
Don't have the time for all of this? Not a problem. You can stop by your local FedEx or UPS Authorized ShipCenter where, for a small fee, a packing expert can package your item for you. If you were provided a USPS label, you can still ship with FedEx or UPS. Simply update your new tracking number from your swap page once you have it!