Jun 4, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

New Box Properties: Wall Thickness and Color

We’ve added the ability for sellers to specify wall thickness and color of their boxes.  Along with providing buyers with additional information, this will allow better matching of new listings with Boxes Wanted requests. Double-wall and triple-wall boxes are priced at a 35% and 50% premium over list price if automatic pricing is used.  We’ve removed the separate box types for Double-Wall... read more

May 7, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

Pictures of Used Boxes Help Buyers and Sellers

Having pictures of boxes has been the plan since launch.  People tend to have a hard time visualizing box sizes from types and dimensions alone.  They need a point of reference – how big is the box compared to a person or a common object?  We’ve had mistakes made by both buyers and sellers because of incorrect assumptions about box sizes. Hopefully, no more.  I am happy to say that the... read more

May 1, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

New Screencasts Show How to Buy and Sell Boxes

We’ve added videos to the BoxCycle front page to help potential buyers and sellers understand the service.  Videos go through the purchase and selling process so customers can see how everything works in advance.   These screencasts also address common questions and misunderstandings we’ve seen so far. You can also find and share these videos through the BoxCycle YouTube channel.  We used... read more