OK, Here is my opinion on the "packaging store" it is real simple, a basic waste of mony. I have yet to see a decent job come out of one of those places. How do you expect a low buck clerk to have any idea on how to pack a phono? It does provide a small layer of insurance that the final carrier will pay up if its trashed though.
OK kiddies, story time. This is about the shipping store. I purchased a video tape machine recently. It was a professional grade S-VHS machine, a JVC BR- S822DXU. The original cost of this machine in the 2000 time frame was $15,000.00 or so. I paid a lot less. Now I was charged $30.00 to "professionally" package the machine. It fits into a 19" rack and weighs about 54 pounds and is almost 24" deep and 7" high. This is what showed up on the door step. One large previously used box containing the VCR wrapped in 2 complete turns of bubble wrap and the remainder of the box loosely filled with plastic peanuts. By some miracle, after picking peanuts out of the machine it was un damaged other than one of the rack mounting handles was bent about 45 degrees when compared to the other side. The box had been dropped repeatedly as there were no corners that were not crushed and all sides were now soft. For that I paid $30.00 On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:17:40 -0800, Albert wrote: >I'm with Mario: If I sell a phonograph I take it to a packaging store and >they take care of everything. Sure it costs more but I think most buyers >would prefer that as well. I have shipped many wood horn machines and have >never lost one yet. Union is great but they do not offer packaging services >at the show, so if you fly in, you better know somebody who will bring it >back for you.
