Ebay seller that went the extra mile.

[rivetmaster]

We've all had a bad ebay experience. I've had a few recently. But today I'm quite excited to share a good one.

I arranged to have a purchase picked up by courier. The seller was very accomodating. I arranged to send the packaging to them and they would wrap it for me. Win

It seems they had different ideas about packaging than me. They said they would 'make' me a box.

I admit I had some concerns about the box.

I was wrong to doubt. - >>

 

[rivetmaster]

I'll open it once my drill is charged

 

[caution]

You could almost knock out a few holes in that for speakers and controls, and have another boombox

 

[rivetmaster]

It's open

 

[rivetmaster]

And here's my new addition to the collection

 

[floyd]

It's open

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That's an excellent packing job!.
I love the protective top he made to cover the handle. He put some work into that shipping crate.
This is what you do when you can't afford to have something broken .

 

[blu_fuz]

Good lawd what a pack job!!! Not really a lot of soft packing to keep it secure, but it sure wouldn't get crushed or punctured!

 

[rivetmaster]

I think the look of the box and the handle meant that the delivery guy was not gonna throw it around or stand it upside down. When he dropped it off he asked 'So, what is it?'. When I told him he had a look like 'Why would you want that? '

 

[floyd]

And here's my new addition to the collection

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That boombox is cool too lol.
Kinda got lost in the shuffle after seeing the packing crate.

 

[floyd]

I think the look of the box and the handle meant that the delivery guy was not gonna throw it around or stand it upside down. When he dropped it off he asked 'So, what is it?'. When I told him he had a look like 'Why would you want that? '

That must have weighed over 50 lbs. That handle probably got used more than once.

 

[Fatdog]

Those Sony FH units are powerhouses, and you don't see too many of the FH-33s. But, dang! That shipping crate is amazing. Did you contact the seller and offer to buy him a steak dinner whenever he comes into town?

 

[rivetmaster]

Those Sony FH units are powerhouses, and you don't see too many of the FH-33s. But, dang! That shipping crate is amazing. Did you contact the seller and offer to buy him a steak dinner whenever he comes into town?

Yeah. I was genuinely thinking of buying somethong else from boom as a thank you. He has some celebrity autographs for sale. I wonder what kind of packaging they will have ?

 

[rivetmaster]

That must have weighed over 50 lbs. That handle probably got used more than once.

I told the courier max 20kg. And it came in at 19.5kg. Phew

 

[Northerner]

Wow they put some work into that!

 

[Brutus442]

That is impressive! At my age lifting just that empty crate could potentially cause a hernia..

 

[Fatdog]

That is impressive! At my age lifting just that empty crate could potentially cause a hernia..

That makes two of us!

 

[Tinman]

Lol, is that electrical wire for the handle?

 

[rivetmaster]

Lol, is that electrical wire for the handle?

Yeah. Just long enough to fix fix the light switch in my kitchen

 

[AE_Stereo]

That's an excellent packing job!.
I love the protective top he made to cover the handle. He put some work into that shipping crate.
This is what you do when you can't afford to have something broken .

Is that handle simply removable?
He could have just removed it and flat packed inside.

 

[rivetmaster]

Is that handle simply removable?
He could have just removed it and flat packed inside.

Yes. That's what made me smile. I did give them instructions to pack everything individually. But they wanted to make an unnecessary effort