Fedex and Ups Damage thread

Maybe they view you like Elaine and giving you payback

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I've shipped, and/or received 100+ audio items over 20+ years, and have not had a single issue of damage (either sending or receiving). I have had a few boxes arrive in pretty bad shape, but luckily no damage to the item.

I tend to over-package anything I ship. The original factory packaging is typically not sufficient, especially if it has already had multiple trips.

Double boxing, added foam and plastic cling-wrap are your friends. Any possibility of an item moving in shipment, even if just a little bit, is a recipe for damage. Use enough structured foam to insure zero movement, even if the box is dropped on it's corner. Wrapping the item tightly in plastic stretch/cling wrap prevents scuffs, even better than the original factory bag/wrap

I buy foam sheets from Home Depot or Lowes, and use a large drywall square as a straight-edge for measuring/cutting the foam. I'll usually buy 2 different thicknesses that can be used individually, or stacked to create 1/2", 1", 1-1/2" and 2" barriers, as needed.

Do yourself a favor. Over package and prevent the hassle of a shipping damage claim.

I’m the last year I bought speakers, an integrated amp, a CD transport, a DAC and several cords. None of them came damaged.  The speakers came common carrier,  strapped to a skid and arrived near my door in great shape.

These are just the hifi purchase’s, there were countless others.

JD

@fuzztone , maybe that's because you don't sell anything. Just sayin

None.

In the past 10 years I have shipped over 100 pieces of gear with Fedex including at least 10 heavy tube amps and never had an issue till about a year ago. Have had 2 tube phono stages damaged, Internal parts shaken loose due to miss handling and both units were shipped in their factory packing. I am through with shipping by Fedex and paying their insurance prices just to deny my claims when the time comes, will be selling for local P/U only unless it is a set of headphones or something less likely to be damaged by their people who obviously are untrained or just don't give a sh.........

Yes Packaging has something to do with Damage in transit.

Actually I forgot about why i posted this

Levinson 23 amp. 2 Weeks ago,

2  days to double box this guy, using proper poly foam I purchased in sheets for packing amplifiers, so about 3 inches of foam in all corners, all attached to the double thick boxes, this is superior support then the manufactures boxes.

Shipper found a way to break the internal fuses in half ecr.

Shiper found a way

I've bought loads of amps, DACs, speakers, headphones and just about everything else audio over the decades and had it delivered by FedEx or UPS; sometimes the boxes arrived in a bit funky condition, but not once has any item been damaged and I needed to return it. 

Anyone else?

I've bougt 2 amps, 2 high end DACs, several speakers, and various non-audio things in the last year.  No damage.  Every one of them has been late but none have been damaged.

If you are having repeated damage, then your packaging sucks and you are the reason that insurance rates are so high.

Jerry