FAQ

Plastic Auction Paddles

Oversize Spotter Paddles

Promotional Paddles

Labels/Decals/Stickers

    Sponsorship Labels (with removable adhesive usually)
    For table #, Name, Donation details
    Variable data printing of guest names, table # etc. (provide excel file)
Numbered Paper Bidder cards - 7 styles to choose from
Numbered Paper Bidder cards with tear-off stubs
“Soft" signage
"Hard" signage
Heat-bent table tents
Table number stanchions (theme matching)
Retractable banners
Vinyl and Fabric Banners
Super Large cut out printed letters, numbers, and shapes
Picture frame props
Oversized checks
Door Tags
ID Membership Cards,
POP displays and signage
Custom shaped magnets/Vehicle Magnets
Custom Lifesize cutout standees
Ornamental door letters
Real-Estate site-signs
Custom shaped chalk boards
Custom Lawn Nativity Sets
Plastic key fobs (attach to keys/valet during event, eg. red hearts for AHA)
Directional Signage (Easel + Handheld)
UV-Flatbed Digital Printing (Large Format flatbed Inca Spyder, 5x10')
Custom cutting services (Zund G3-1600XL, 5x10')

Well, the way we produce our paddles depends on a number of things. And the way in which we produce our paddles has even changed quite a bit since we began in 2003. We can give you a bit of history on that below when we get some time (some other time).

But, currently, the simple answer for 'most' of our paddles is:

  1. We digitally print to full sheets of plastic using a very large flatbed inkjet printer. Sheets of plastic are 4'x 8' and 5'x 8' in size. Onc of the printers we currently use is an Inca Spyder 320 UV Flatbed printer. It is a HUGE piece of equipment and weighs about 5,000 lbs. It can print substrates that are up to 5'x 10' in size. I think NEW it was about a $350,000 piece of equipment. Yikes!

  2. Once we have printed the numbers, graphics, photos, images or whatever is called for, we take the sheet of printed plastic over to our flatbed digital cutter. It is on this piece of equipment that we then cut out the paddles into the particular-shaped paddles. Again, this is a very large piece of equipment that cuts out shapes from a single piece of material (and not just plastics) up to 5' x 10' in size. Our current machine is a swiss-made Zund G3-XL1600 flatbed cutter; the best built finishing machine out there. The machine has multiple tool heads used to knife-cut and router-cut our paddle shapes.

If you'd like to learn more about the Zund cutter go here: http://www.zund.com

Now, beyond the various 'sheet' plastics we use, we also have a line of very rigid, sturdy, 'permanent' paddles that are actually manufactured by way of injection molding. The are formed, just like many other plastic objects we use in everyday life. Pellets of plastic resin (HIPS or high-impact polystyrene) are melted and injected into a pre-made steel mold. We currently have 3 paddle shapes that we mold, in White and in various colors too.

We make our paddles from several different reusable plastics. BTW, 3mm (millimeters)= about 1/8"

These are our usual materials:

• 2mm Cartonplast (brand)--- Polypropylene, knife cut: <-- This plastic material is designed and made by Better Bidders- its our own stuff!
• 3.5mm Cartonplast (brand)--- Polypropylene, routed: <-- This plastic material is designed and made by Better Bidders- its our own stuff!
• 3mm, 4mm, 6mm Sintra & Komatex (brand) PVC--- Expanded PVC, routed
• "Permanent" paddles--- HIPS [high impact polystyrene], injection molded

We have also made paddles out of polycarbonate and acrylic. We don't make paper fans on a stick.

Let us know if you have a need that involves other materials. We can print to and cut just about any flat material.

Well, it depends. (What other answer were you really expecting)

How long our paddles will last depends on several factors. Most of our customer use their paddles 1-3 times per year. Many only use them once a year. For ANY of our paddle materials, if treated properly, we expect years of use and re-use.

We designed the 2mm Cartonplast paddles to be the least-expensive "decent" paddle in the marketplace, and that remains truly reusable; not because it is plastic, but because of how we've designed the material to have flex. They don't just 'fold' and break like crappy 4mm Coroplast corrugated plastic does (Coroplast brand is the standard out there for yard signs and is used by some to fashion paddles, but they suck and are NOT truly reusable in our opinion).

Our 3.5mm Cartonplast paddlespaddles we consider to be our best value. Made of the same material as the 2mm version, the 3.5mm has about 2x the amount of plastic as the 2mm stuff. Which makes them VERY RIGID and incredibly difficult to break or fold, even using 2 hands! We have customers ordering fill-in numbers that purchased their 3.5mm Cartonplast set 10 years ago. We like to say that "you'll lose then before you break them". And given they don't cost all that much more than the 2mm version we make, we think this is our best solution if you want the best balance of lower cost but still very reusable. that the longevity of your paddles are most closely related to how much effort you put into getting them back. It is not unusual to lose ~10% of your paddles if you're not paying attention to recovering them right after the live auction.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Yes. All of the plastics we use are recyclable. Additionally, we recycle all of our plastic scrap left over from fabrication.

"mm" is short for "millimeter". For whatever reason the plastics industry works often in millimeters. So our plastics are measured in millimeters (thick). BTW, 3mm = about 1/8"

No.

Other than paper bid cards (which are disposable like the fans), we make only plastic reusable paddle products for those serious about maximizing their live auction revenue. There is nothing serious or beneficial about cheap paper and wooden sticks.

Paper bid cards are just that. Different paper stock printed with bidder numbers for use at various types of auctions. We have about 7 different formats and sizes of bid cards. Different color options for the paper stock as well. Typically the stock is #110 which is higher than most other printers who use #90. We have the ability to print to both sides of the cards on most of our cards, and we can also print in full color to white stock (just a bit more expensive). Custom layout of text and logos (and proofs) are free.

Yes. If you absolutely must have wooden paddles we can fabricate those as well. We have just found that there are many advantages to plastic vis-a-vis wooden paddles and there very few organizations that actually use wooden paddles. Longer fabrication time and higher material cost are certainly reasons why they're rarely used. Weight is another.

Yes.

We can print anything to our paddles. We digitally print direct to the plastic surface for the best look and longevity. We can easily provide a number of 'looks' of having your logo(s) on our paddles... and even before you might want to purchase. Just email us the graphics you are wanting to use and we'll send back some mockup .pdfs. When it comes to printing graphics we always want to get the best quality you have. "Vector" format is preferred (.ai, .eps, .pdf, .svg) but also higher-resolution .jpg, .gif, .png, .tiff (300 dpi is best). Web graphics usually don't work.

PMS matching isn't something we do, but our equipment is dialed-in so colors will be very close.

No. Since we don't print in 'spot' colors like screenprinters do, and instead print digitally, whether it's all color or just black & white it's all the same to us.

We print using several large-format UV-curable flatbed inkjet printers. All printing is done directly to the plastics we use. We also make use of Roland wide-format printers that utilize eco-solvent inks for high-resolution printing of banners, removable decals, contour-cut graphics and most of our 'soft'-signage.

Yes. and Yes.

We have the ability to create any shape you like, and not just for use as paddles. Price depends on size, material used, and printing needed. Technically we can cut and print any shape that is up to 5' x 10' in size as a single piece.

Yes.

We use Helvetica Bold as our standard number font for our paddles. But you can have us use a different font if you like. The cost is $75-$100 on the order, typically, for changing our layouts to accomodate the new font. If we don't have the font you can either provide it to us or we can charge you to purchase it at cost, quite often around $35 or so.

No. You do NOT have to have numbers printed to our paddles.

You can purchase any of our shaped paddles:

Yes.

We can print any digital image file to our paddles, and we can make use of the entire surface area of the paddle. If you would like a .pdf outline of one or more shapes for use in laying out what you might like to have us make, just contact us and ask. We'll be happy to send it to you to help in your designing process.

Well, the way we produce our paddles depends on a number of things. And the way in which we produce our paddles has even changed quite a bit since we began in 2003. We can give you a bit of history on that below when we get some time (some other time).

But, currently, the simple answer for 'most' of our paddles is:

  1. We digitally print to full sheets of plastic using a very large flatbed inkjet printer. Sheets of plastic are 4'x 8' and 5'x 8' in size. Onc of the printers we currently use is an Inca Spyder 320 UV Flatbed printer. It is a HUGE piece of equipment and weighs about 5,000 lbs. It can print substrates that are up to 5'x 10' in size. I think NEW it was about a $350,000 piece of equipment. Yikes!

  2. Once we have printed the numbers, graphics, photos, images or whatever is called for, we take the sheet of printed plastic over to our flatbed digital cutter. It is on this piece of equipment that we then cut out the paddles into the particular-shaped paddles. Again, this is a very large piece of equipment that cuts out shapes from a single piece of material (and not just plastics) up to 5' x 10' in size. Our current machine is a swiss-made Zund G3-XL1600 flatbed cutter; the best built finishing machine out there. The machine has multiple tool heads used to knife-cut and router-cut our paddle shapes.

If you'd like to learn more about the Zund cutter go here: http://www.zund.com

Now, beyond the various 'sheet' plastics we use, we also have a line of very rigid, sturdy, 'permanent' paddles that are actually manufactured by way of injection molding. The are formed, just like many other plastic objects we use in everyday life. Pellets of plastic resin (HIPS or high-impact polystyrene) are melted and injected into a pre-made steel mold. We currently have 3 paddle shapes that we mold, in White and in various colors too.

Yes.

Well, honestly, just about any material. As long as it is relatively flat. Even unconventional materials and surfaces you might never think of as being printable. Like how about a door?

We use a Zund (brand) model 3XL-1600 digital flatbed cutter/router table. It has a 5' x 10' bed and can cut, drill, and route many materials into pieces of any size and shape.

Some of the materials we can cut: All plastics, aluminum, wood, rubber, vinyls, foamboards, glass, paper, textiles, cardboards, magnetics, and more

Yes. They can be made of plastic or corrugated cardboard.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Technically we do not do PMS matching. But because we have our equipment dialed-in our colors are VERY close.

Yes. We do full-bleed printing to our paddles. When printing full-bleed to our Cartonplast materials there is usually an extra charge to prepare the plastic sheets with an adhesion promoter that makes the ink adhere better. This is important when cutting our routing through the printed ink when cutting out the shape. For PVC materials we use there is no need for this so there is no extra charge.

Maybe it should be said "What don't you print". We have all the high end equipment a sucessful sign shop would have. Wide-format printers, digital flatbed cutters, roll laminators and the like. So we produce not just plastic paddles but also all types of signage. Decals, stickers, posters, magnets, stretch canvas, banners, and site signs are just some of the items we produce.
See the 'What Do You Guys Make' at the top of the page for a more complete list. We can print and cut (to shape) just about any material that comes on a roll or sheet as well as very LARGE items

It depends on their needs. Sometimes budget drives the decision and our BasicPRO line is the right option. Where there are sponsors helping to defray the cost of the paddles and the customer really wants the paddles to last several years but they still have to be lower cost, they might go with our ValuePRO line. Because there are so many factors that go into what is the best solution we encourage you to check out our product comparison page that we believe will help you in deciding.
Keep in mind that ALL of our plastics are reusable to varying degrees at different price points.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Yes, absolutely. We don't expect you to know about plastics but our customers find it very helpful to have actual samples of all of the plastics we use to make our paddles. There is no cost to you for us sending you samples. Please allow up to a week for us to send them out. If you would like to pay the shipping to get them faster we'd be happy to take your FedEx or UPS number. For samples needing to be sent out of the country we'd ask that we split the cost for shipping.

No. You do NOT have to have numbers printed to our paddles.

You can purchase any of our shaped paddles:

Yes.

We use Helvetica Bold as our standard number font for our paddles. But you can have us use a different font if you like. The cost is $100 on the order, typically, for changing our layouts to accomodate the new font. If we don't have the font you can either provide it to us or we can charge you to purchase it at cost, quite often around $35 or so.

No. Not at all. You can have us make your numbers ANY color you want, and it doesn't cost any more. Give us a CMYK, HEX, RGB color code and we'll use it. Additionally, you can also specify the "stroke" of the number different than the "fill" of the number. We can easily control both so just let us know when you order!

Technically we do not do PMS matching. But because we have our equipment dialed-in our colors are VERY close.

Yes. We do full-bleed printing to our paddles. When printing full-bleed to our Cartonplast materials there is usually an extra charge to prepare the plastic sheets with an adhesion promoter that makes the ink adhere better. This is important when cutting our routing through the printed ink when cutting out the shape. For PVC materials we use there is no need for this so there is no extra charge.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Yes, absolutely. We don't expect you to know about plastics but our customers find it very helpful to have actual samples of all of the plastics we use to make our paddles. There is no cost to you for us sending you samples. Please allow up to a week for us to send them out. If you would like to pay the shipping to get them faster we'd be happy to take your FedEx or UPS number. For samples needing to be sent out of the country we'd ask that we split the cost for shipping.

No. You do NOT have to have numbers printed to our paddles.

You can purchase any of our shaped paddles:

Yes. You can purchase any quantity of blank paddles in any of our plastics for any of our shapes. Or in a new shape YOU want.

Yes. Just arrange that with us during or prior to placing the order. Shopify doesn't make it easy to 'pay later' but we're working on it.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, Check, Cash, sometimes barter. No cryptocurrency (hehe).

It is our normal procedure to take your credit card at time of order. Nothing is charged until we actually begin production on an order (after proof is provided) and usually when we ship your order. In cases of a rush order we will often charge your card a day or 2 earlier. You can also pay by check provided the check is received prior to our anticipated ship date. We don't take checks on rush orders.

If you aren't purchasing items available through the shopping cart on our website but are instead wanting to customize your order in some way (that will require further communication and options), then you could download our Credit card authorization form.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Typically no. If it is a very large job then we will consider possible terms.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

No. Not at all. You can have us make your numbers ANY color you want, and it doesn't cost any more. Give us a CMYK, HEX, RGB color code and we'll use it. Additionally, you can also specify the "stroke" of the number different than the "fill" of the number. We can easily control both so just let us know when you order!

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Yes we can do 4-digit numbering. We can also combine alpha characters into them as well if need be. Whether it costs more will depends a bit on the shape and if we have previous layouts using more than 3 digits. It would be probably $25 on the order at most to accomodate 4 digits.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Yes. You can purchase any quantity of blank paddles in any of our plastics.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

This will depend on our current workload. Typical turnaround is 2 weeks on most orders. I'm sure we can accomodate it if need be.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Yes. We can ship anywhere FedEx goes. For our international customers we also give them OUR COST on shipping. This is typically about 1/2 the retail rate as found on their website.

We want to be as competitive as possible around the world! If you need to know what the shipping might be shipping to you just contact us and ask.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Well, it depends. (What other answer were you really expecting)

How long our paddles will last depends on several factors. Most of our customer use their paddles 1-3 times per year. Many only use them once a year. For ANY of our paddle materials, if treated properly, we expect years of use and re-use.

We designed the 2mm Cartonplast paddles to be the least-expensive "decent" paddle in the marketplace, and that remains truly reusable; not because it is plastic, but because of how we've designed the material to have flex. They don't just 'fold' and break like crappy 4mm Coroplast corrugated plastic does (Coroplast brand is the standard out there for yard signs and is used by some to fashion paddles, but they suck and are NOT truly reusable in our opinion).

Our 3.5mm Cartonplast paddlespaddles we consider to be our best value. Made of the same material as the 2mm version, the 3.5mm has about 2x the amount of plastic as the 2mm stuff. Which makes them VERY RIGID and incredibly difficult to break or fold, even using 2 hands! We have customers ordering fill-in numbers that purchased their 3.5mm Cartonplast set 10 years ago. We like to say that "you'll lose then before you break them". And given they don't cost all that much more than the 2mm version we make, we think this is our best solution if you want the best balance of lower cost but still very reusable.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

We have produced and shipped orders as fast as the same day. Rush charges apply, of course, but if you need your order badly enough we'll do everything in our power to drop everything and make you our #1 priority. Not sure what to do? Just call us at 866-667-2335.

Because we do all of our own production, and nothing is outsourced, we are able to produce to create and ship and order IMMEDIATELY if need be. Our normal 'quoted' production time is 2 weeks or 10 working days, but we quite often are asked to produce and ship much more quickly. Effective January 2019 we are shipping using UPS, although that could possibly change back to FedEx.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

We have a limited selection of FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) paddle sets for purchase on Amazon.com.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

We use FedEx for our shipping. Ocassionally we will use USPS for shipments to Hawaii or Puerto Rico.

Yes. We charge $10 for ground packages and $25 for Express shipments when using your FedEx account.

Only when the difference between shipping FedEx and USPS is a very large.

Yes. We can ship anywhere FedEx goes. For our international customers we also give them OUR COST on shipping. This is typically about 1/2 the retail rate as found on their website.

We want to be as competitive as possible around the world! If you need to know what the shipping might be shipping to you just contact us and ask.

Yes, if you're willing to pick up 1/2 the cost of shipping we'll eat the other 1/2.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

When needed, we can produce an order very quickly, moving it to the front of the production que.

Depending on the time of day we might even be able to ship it the same day. If you need a RUSH order very quickly please email us (john at betterbidders dot com) and give us a shout via phone.

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →

Gift cards are available both online and at the mattt SHOP and can be used as full or partial payment.

They can be personalised and emailed (so you can print them or forward them to the lucky recipient).

Gift cards don't expire and will stay as a credit in the recipients account; the details are also kept on file so if misplaced they can be easily retrieved.

Currently, gift cards are available in set amounts, but if you would like one for a specific amount or a particular product that is also possible (just contact me to add this to the website for you).

View the gift cards →