[Boatanchors] Stuff

[Rev. Don Sanders]

UPS offers packing at their packing centers and they pack it well to survive
their gorillas. If the buyer is willing to pay for good packing the $20 to
$30
extra dollars should not prevent him from getting the item he wants and
eases your efforts to try to pakc it yourselves. I have used them several
times and had no problems in shipping.
Healthfully yours,
                          DON W4BWS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Atchley" <beaconeer at sbcglobal.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Stuff


> Hi,
>
> My $.02 worth about "pickup-only".   I've used this one myself on items
> that were  so large/heavy  (like a Hallicrafters HT transmitter or
> R-390A receiver etc)  that I either knew I couldn't pack well enough to
> resist damage by the UPS gorillas, or in a couple cases I didn't feel
> were worth the cost/hassle  of packing/shipping.  (A notable exception
> of course is that 'rare', hard to find component needed to get a classic
> back on the air or looking 'right').
>
> If a person doesn't feel that they can pack it well enough to survive,
> it is far better to insist that it be picked up than to toss it in a box
> with a few peanuts and have it destroyed in shipment;.  Think of how
> often one hears of somebody buying a radio from the "E" place, only to
> have it totally destroyed due to poor packing!
>
> But then, there isn't any reason in the world for not shipping a
> gazillion small parts, the post office has made it so easy with their
> flat rate boxes!  If the person is willing to pay the 7.70 for all that
> will fit in the box, then go for it.
>
> 73 de Phil  KO6BB
> My DXing tools (RECEIVERS), all fully overhauled:
>   Hammarlund SP-600, 18 tubes, digital disp. (Circa 1952)
>   National NC-60 Special, 5 tubes (Circa 1960)
>   Heathkit Mohican  (Circa 1962)
>   Icom IC-751 Digital Transceiver  (Circa 1986)
>   Grundig S350 Digital Portable (Circa 2004)
>
> THE BEACONEER'S LAIR:  http://www.geocities.com/ko6bb/
> QSL GALLERY: http://photobucket.com/albums/y123/KO6BB/
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