Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
Probably more important than excessive padding is making sure the item can NOT move any way inside the packaging. If it can move, it can beat itself to death!
This can't be stated enough!
It's so simple.
I won a rare 3rd Rail locomotive on an auctions site. You can imagine my disappointment when it arrived and was beat to hell during shipping-seller left a 1/2" gap between box and locomotive. Easily prevented with adequate packaging.
If you ship a lot of items, it's a matter of when, not if, this is going to happen. Usually, it's that rare item you've been searching years for!
