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Poxican · 04-12-2009, 10:40 AM

I'm selling my tele on ebay and a dude wants me to post it from London to Newcastle. I've not even got a hardcase for it though so obviously I'm not too happy about doing it...

Is there any way I can package it safely or is the general rule just DON'T DO IT!!

Niallmo · 04-12-2009, 11:04 AM

Get a guitar box from one of the guitar shops, they always throw them out, a suitable amount of bubble wrap and lots of parcel tape. Lower price guitars hardly ever come with a hardcase and considering guitars are shipped to the stores in those boxes I consider it safe to send them to other people that way!

I would like to think anyone who has received a guitar off me has been happy with the way its been packed, usually much better than when I receive guitars from shops.

TheEvilForcesOfSkeletor · 04-12-2009, 11:34 AM

just wrap it in a few layers of bubblewrap, the type with the big bubbles. then put it in a sturdy box. fill it out with scrunched newspapers.

you should be able to get a big roll of bubblewrap for about £12.

Lixarto · 04-12-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Niallmo

I would like to think anyone who has received a guitar off me has been happy with the way its been packed, usually much better than when I receive guitars from shops.

I'll say!
You should have seen the knife I had to use

Niallmo · 04-12-2009, 07:09 PM

Occasionally if I don't have an actual guitar box I improvise with some heavy gauge cardboard from work. I also tend to go overboard on the parcel tape.

daveyh · 04-12-2009, 09:38 PM

Also, point out that if they want insurance to the value of the guitar they'll have to pay for it as you won't be held responsible for transit damage.

davilazita · 04-12-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niallmo

Get a guitar box from one of the guitar shops, they always throw them out, a suitable amount of bubble wrap and lots of parcel tape. Lower price guitars hardly ever come with a hardcase and considering guitars are shipped to the stores in those boxes I consider it safe to send them to other people that way!

I would like to think anyone who has received a guitar off me has been happy with the way its been packed, usually much better than when I receive guitars from shops.

Yea an old guitar box from music shop and just stuff whatever you can find in it. Costs about £12 to send my tele parcelforce 48

Sir Axeman · 04-13-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TheEvilForcesOfSkeletor

just wrap it in a few layers of bubblewrap, the type with the big bubbles. then put it in a sturdy box. fill it out with scrunched newspapers.

you should be able to get a big roll of bubblewrap for about £12.

I tohught you was gonna say cling film!!

TheEvilForcesOfSkeletor · 04-14-2009, 08:32 PM

lol you still remember that. yeah just wrap some cling film round it and slap his address on the front. it will survive.

MarkSmith · 04-14-2009, 08:47 PM

I had one delivered in brown paper once. Amazingly it arrived safely by Special Delivery. When I told the seller that it wasn't the way to send guitars he said he usually sold clothes on Ebay so just packed it the same way.

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MarkSmith Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Posts: 1,765	I had one delivered in brown paper once. Amazingly it arrived safely by Special Delivery. When I told the seller that it wasn't the way to send guitars he said he usually sold clothes on Ebay so just packed it the same way. __________________ YourGuitarParts.Co.Uk - DevilTone Pickups www.marksmithmusic.net

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04-12-2009, 11:04 AM	#2
Niallmo Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 4,785	Get a guitar box from one of the guitar shops, they always throw them out, a suitable amount of bubble wrap and lots of parcel tape. Lower price guitars hardly ever come with a hardcase and considering guitars are shipped to the stores in those boxes I consider it safe to send them to other people that way! I would like to think anyone who has received a guitar off me has been happy with the way its been packed, usually much better than when I receive guitars from shops.

04-12-2009, 11:34 AM	#3
TheEvilForcesOfSkeletor Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 7,175	just wrap it in a few layers of bubblewrap, the type with the big bubbles. then put it in a sturdy box. fill it out with scrunched newspapers. you should be able to get a big roll of bubblewrap for about £12.

04-12-2009, 07:09 PM	#5
Niallmo Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 4,785	Occasionally if I don't have an actual guitar box I improvise with some heavy gauge cardboard from work. I also tend to go overboard on the parcel tape.

04-14-2009, 08:32 PM	#9
TheEvilForcesOfSkeletor Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 7,175	lol you still remember that. yeah just wrap some cling film round it and slap his address on the front. it will survive.