The speakers can look perfect and sound OK and a month from now develop an issue. If the guy you purchased the speakers from paid for the shipping, you are going to be caught in the middle. Any money will go to the person, that paid for the shipping. One OUT the shipper has is when something is not packed correctly. If the seller put the speaker on a pallet without band straps, they were not packaged correctly.
I agree with Kennyc: you should refuse shipment to get the speakers back to DALI for them to inspect/fix, then send you out a inspected/new pair.
North American Van lines has a service that will come to your house and pick up you item, stretch and blanket wrap, then deliver it. I have shipped 30+ old jukeboxes without crates and only had one get damaged. They returned the jukebox to me and paid me for the repair and re-delivered it for free. Shipping a jukebox (400/500 lbs) from the east coast to the west coast is usually $500 or so. They will even take them in the house for an extra fee.
I agree with Kennyc: you should refuse shipment to get the speakers back to DALI for them to inspect/fix, then send you out a inspected/new pair.
North American Van lines has a service that will come to your house and pick up you item, stretch and blanket wrap, then deliver it. I have shipped 30+ old jukeboxes without crates and only had one get damaged. They returned the jukebox to me and paid me for the repair and re-delivered it for free. Shipping a jukebox (400/500 lbs) from the east coast to the west coast is usually $500 or so. They will even take them in the house for an extra fee.