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You Can't Please Everyone, I Guess

I've had people say the same about my packing, in so far as the length of time it took them to open it. Not so much of a complaint as your person, more they were thankful because their item arrived undamaged.

Lee.
 
leesonic said:
I've had people say the same about my packing, in so far as the length of time it took them to open it. Not so much of a complaint as your person, more they were thankful because their item arrived undamaged.

Lee.
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Same here and @mccalljd shouldn't change their packing methods. Complain about excellent packing? Save the complaints for those who don't take the care and effort to make sure items arrive safely. I vowed to make absolutely sure anything I sold would arrive safely.
 
anytune said:
IMO, there is no such thing as over packing when it comes to shipping audio gear. The vast majority of buyers will appreciate your effort and care.
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I've seen both how to, and how not to pack audio gear with various things I've bought long distance.

In the cases of some of the poor jobs, faceplate corner dings have resulted :( (But on the plus side, It's taught me how to pack stuff well for others, including turntables).

The sellers who go the extra mile ALWAYS get props and an extra "thank you" from me.
 
It's ironic. On here we have an idiot buyer complaining about an over-packed turntable. On another forum I post on, a member is rightly moaning about an idiot hi-fi dealer who shipped a rare and expensive two box CD player to him in a flimsy cardboard box with barely any padding.

Maybe if we put idiot seller and idiot buyer in contact, they'd both be happy! :D
 
If there is one item that I would want to be packed securely, it is a turntable.

Think of all the things that could happen to it on its journey.

Some people (the buyer/complainer) just can't be pleased.
 
I had never thought of glueing the flaps - solid suggestion! The only downside - one time box. Small price to pay to receive an undamaged turntable. Well done!
 
visman said:
I had never thought of glueing the flaps - solid suggestion! The only downside - one time box. Small price to pay to receive an undamaged turntable. Well done!
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Once glued, I have even been able to stand on the box without it damaging anything (not that I do that to each box, of course.) And the bottoms never come apart.
 
I discovered fabric glue spray works great for joining two pieces of cardboard together. I had to ship a pair of speakers and they were to be double boxed. To save in shipping and packaging costs, I bought four U-Haul dish crates and cut them down to size. Fabric glue made those flaps stick really well! They arrived undamaged.

Edit: I really like your idea of gluing the flaps. That would definitely add rigidity!
 
That guy's an idiot.

I once had an EIGHTY FIVE POUND '73 Ampeg SVT (6X6550 bass amp) show up in a box with ZERO padding and space on all sides. Busted original GE6550 glass everywhere, it was a show.

I don't care if it takes me a day to unpack it. As said earlier, the next deck I buy is from YOU.
 
mccalljd said:
I just had a first. Somebody complained that I packed their turntable too well. They wrote: "I don't appreciate the DAMM glue It took me 20 minutes to open it not to mention a strained muscle from pulling the flap. The glue was not needed all you needed to do is just wrap it with bubble pack and tape the box shut ."

I always a heavy box and glue the top and bottom flaps shut to add rigidity to the box so the container can't easily be caved in at any point around it. The last two units I had sent to me had corner damage because the seller only used some bubble wrap and when the box got smashed, so did the corner of the unit.

Most people would have just cut around the top of the box with a utility knife if they coudln't pull the flaps up. Am I overpacking? Most people seem to appreciate the extra effort. I'm sort of taken aback by this response.
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Well, if I ever buy a tt from you, I will appreciate the trouble you went to. I'm sure if it had been damaged, his response would have been "why didn't you pack it better?!"
 
mccalljd said:
Thanks for the support, everyone. I take it personally when someone isn't happy with what they get, but this sort of floored me.
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The buyer is probably just an unhappy person. You did what was necessary to assure he got the TT undamaged . To bad he couldn’t appreciate it.
 
Don't waste time on illiterate morons who can't spell.

Most buyers are appreciative of the extra effort you'll make to ensure safe delivery, and notwithstanding that individual who obviously has other issues, just keep on doing what you do!

I pride myself on packing gear so well that there will never be a doubt as to how it will arrive at its destination. "Packed to withstand a nuclear blast" was some of the most satisfying feedback I've received to date!
 
Believe me, I would have very much appreciated your packing efforts on the turntable that arrived here yesterday! I've had good experiences shipping turntables with this proxy shipper, but whoever packed this turntable dropped the ball this time.

This is a risk that one takes when having turntables shipped this way, so it's not like I had the false impression that it would never happen to me. Hopefully, we can resolve this amicably without me having to open a PayPal damage claim, as they'd probably ban me from the service for that.

The moral of the story is: When a turntable is packed well, be happy, even if it takes a few hours to open!

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