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shipping boxes for heavy electronics

greetings, first post here on audiogon forum. I have a heavy parasound amp that is about 90 lbs, and I do not have original shipping boxes. I took it to fedex and they said they would have boxes for the dimensions of the amp, but not for that weight, as their heaviest box can withstand 60 lbs. I have been looking on the internet that would have a rating of 80+ lbs, but I simply cannot locate one.

Can someone make a suggestion on where to acquire such heavy duty shipping box for electronics? any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. amp dimension is 19"x8"x20".

Thank you.
woody88
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At some point you need to use wood/plywood on a pallet to insure safe transit. The big 3, usps, ups, fedex have a poor record shipping our expensive and cherished audio components. Good luck collecting for damages also. I have had a couple of nightmares via UPS, they delivered a set of speakers to Florida and left them out in the open to soak up the afternoon thunderstorm. The gorgeous finish on the monitors was trashed, cones soaked- a total loss. They tried to blame me saying they were poorly packed. I got $400- for $2k speakers.
If you want it to get there safely, go freight.
woody88 OP
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Thank you everybody for replying. I ended up buying a box from UPS store that is able to withstand 80+ lbs. And of course the UPS store guy said why don't you just let us pack it for you.

I told the UPS store guy that I have had bad experiences with them before, and proceeded to take the box to FedEx and have them pack up for me. heavy bubble wraps all around. No heavy foam however. This will be a lesson learned. And I hope it will get to Parasound safe and sound. I have had ok experiences so far with FedEx and hope they will be careful. The package has fragile stickers around all sides and package exceeding 70+ lbs sticker as well. on the receipt itself it was marked fragile also. I am worried now though hearing about the insurance nightmare issues. keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks again for everybody's feedback. they are very valuable. Time to load up on some foams!
slikric3000
638 posts
 
ULINE has double wall maybe even triple wall boxes, gatta buy them bundled though.
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nsgarch
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When using a pallet, ask the shipper (or do it yourself) to attach cardboard pyramids to the top of the box(es). this is a very common technique (trick) used to prevent carriers from stacking other stuff on top of your shipment ;~)
markpao
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"When using a pallet, ask the shipper (or do it yourself) to attach cardboard pyramids to the top of the box(es). this is a very common technique (trick) used to prevent carriers from stacking other stuff on top of your shipment ;~)"

Sounds like something that might piss those gorillas off and purposely drop it. You know, like putting "Fragile Do Not Drop" on the box.
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