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How to pack - a primer

I recently had a very good shipping experience with a fellow Audiogon member. He did an excellent job of packing a turntable for shipment.

Unfortunately, I have also been the recipient of poorly-packed items, even from Audiogon members. Hard to believe, I know, but true. One guy thought it was okay to put a turntable in a box and simply pour peanuts around it. Needless to say, the turntable was destroyed. And, insurance didn't pay for it, he was found to be grossly negligent.

To help others avoid such tragedies, I'm posting a link to a very detailed description of how to pack fragile items (in this case, turntables) for shipment. These guys go over the top a *bit*, but I bet their stuff NEVER gets broken in transit.

Check it out and see if you agree:
http://www.magma.ca/~jimrick1/PackingTT.htm

-RW-
rlwainwright

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sugarbrie
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Putting something in a box surrouded by foam peanuts is actually a good plan IF YOU USE A BIG ENOUGH BOX, so there is plenty of space and foam surrounding the gear.

Unfortunitely, most people use a box barely larger than the gear itself and don't add enough peanuts. Then they secure the box with only one piece of tape over the lid.
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