"COLIN LAMB" wrote in message
k.net...
If you are selling something and do not really care if it is damaged, then
the UPS packing is fine. They will probably pay - but the trick is to get
photos before and then be prepared to get an estimate on the value after
it
is damaged.

If the object is valuable and you do not want it damaged, do not let UPS
pack it. Pack the item as if it will be dropped about 4 feet. If you are
comfortable it can handle that, it will probably arrive safetly. Better
to
use a shipping container designed for transport. I have received poorly
packaged pieces of equipment and cannot blame the shipper for the damage.
In one case, I received a badly damaged SX-88. I told the seller to pack
it
himself, but he took it to Mailboxes .... They put it in bubble wrap and
then dropped it onto the front panel putting it in the box. I am sure it
was destroyed before it ever went out the door. They paid off, but it
required a lot of work to repair.

Colin K7FM


Harumph! I started shipping screwdriver antennas in sked 20 (thin-wall) PVC
pipe, lotsa bubble wrap and foam, and end caps SCREWED down and TAPED. I
would have thought there was no way to damage it! Without any visible
damage to the outer package, The UPS sobs BENT the antenna mast. How could
they manage to do that? It took one hellacious blow to do that.

USPS? Slightly more expensive and slow as stagecoach, but every one has
arrived savely at its destination. To them, "Fragile" means fragile and they
seem to take it seriously.


J


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