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packing and shipping

I have a McIntosh set consisting of 2 MC-30s and a C-20 preamp that I want to sell, I'm concerned about the weight if I have to ship them. What's the best packing and who is the safest shipper? My first post, one of my clients said this site is the BEST for serious audio people, so i figured you guys would know.
boonie196
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mattmiller
1,497 posts
 
Mike Sastra @ audioclassics.com will sell you McIntosh boxes for those units. Call Him! DO not use any other boxes to ship them. AND professional packers DONT have any boxes that will work ,and they have no clue how to pack these components correctly. TRUST me on this. And they should not get damaged AT ALL if you use the correct boxes. FEDEX,UPS is fine.
saki70
907 posts
 
Only use Fed Ex RED not green ! The package handling is vastly different .
If your shipments are really heavy , say over 75lbs. I would suggest strapping the pieces to a pallet with a DO NOT STACK stipulation plastered all over it .
Personally , I always pack the equipment in the original factory packing and then put that package into another box .
Original factory packing means a lot around here . Some won't buy a piece without it and that goes for the original manuals as well !

Good luck .
raks
468 posts
 
I second what "Mattmiller" says. McIntosh boxes make other OEM boxes look silly in comparison.
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