[R-390] Good Shipping Experience on eBay

[ToddRoberts2001@aol.com]

<PRE>Recently had a good experience with shipping an R390 from an eBay auction. I 
sent to the seller several heavy cardboard boxes that were fitted to pack an 
R390 with thick pieces of styrofoam sheet cut to size. Inner box fitted 
inside outer box with more polystyrene sheeting. Two inner boxes placed 
inside a 24" cube with noodles filler for triple-boxing. It cost less than 
$10 to ship the empty boxes cross-country to the seller. It made things 
easier for the seller who didn't have to make trips across town to find 
packing materials that may have been less than optimum. It made things easier 
for me since I didn't have to worry how the radio was going to be packed. 
Result = radio arrived in perfect shape from FedEx Ground. Unless the seller 
really enjoys packing/shipping heavy radios it really does make things easier 
for him if you send him the boxes you want your radio shipped in. Plus it can 
save a lot of money if the seller was planning to take the item to one of 
those commercial packer/shippers  like mailboxes, etc. and you still don't 
know how good of a packing job you will end up with. Hope this good 
experience may encourage others to get similar results. 73 Todd Roberts 
WD4NGG.