IDE, SATA, and laptop drives are all built the same. I wouldn't suggest shipping them in an envelope... if I got one that way I would be upset. Put yourself on the buyer's end and ship it the way you would want something shipped.

I get all my boxes from recycling bins and box dumps here at work. I get all my packing and bubble wrap from furniture store dumpsters (ask first). Free packing is way better then cheap packing.



I get my tape from staples. 10 ink cart. a month =$20 in free tape.

Antistatic bags are great. Talk with computer builders to save you some. Motherboards are wrapped in them so you can get them free if you can find a buisness that repairs and builds machines... also a good way to network and find more scrap.