[Boatanchors] Boat anchors on ebay

[John via Boatanchors]

One reason is that many folks don't have a clue about how to pack a  
boatanchor, and the general neglect of the big two shipping companies in  handling 
heavy packages. I have personally driven many miles to pick up a  
boatanchor because I didn't want it to arrive on my doorstep in pieces, as some  
have. If you fight, you can eventually collect damages but once a really nice  
piece is damaged, there is not much you can do. 
 
The best way to ship is on the bus.  It takes more effort on the part  of 
the seller and the buyer, but you are more likely to wind up with no damage  
since there is much less handling involved, fewer conveyor belts for the box 
to  fall off of, and in many cases, you can watch the item being  loaded. 
Sometimes, a package will never leave the bus it is loaded onto  until it 
reaches it's destination.
 
Looking back many years, it is difficult to believe that heavy rigs were  
shipped in minimal manufacturer's packing and made it just fine. Does that 
tell  you somthing?
 
73,
 
John,  W4AWM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/19/2015 9:50:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
pulsarxp at embarqmail.com writes:

Boatanchor prices are for the most part ridiculous, many are super  dogs, 
freight is high