Do you pay seller for packaging supplies?

I think it's the seller's responsibility to pack it safely. I have paid seller for shipping material on one occassion and felt cheated later. It's all up to negotiation, however.

If I don't have the original box, I tried to do a secure packaging with the materials I have on hand. My idea is to send what I would like to receive. It is part of a great deal, not just any deal.

I never ask the buyer for extra money in case I need to buy additional packing materials.

Just what I use to do.

Happy Holidays.

while in general a seller is responsible for adequate packaging, I have on occasion , as a buyer, offered some extra payment, particularly if I felt that
1) the basic price the seller was offering was very good
2) the original packaging might use some help to fend off UPS/USPS/FedEx.

In general if I ask someone to go that extra mile I offer some cash for it ... and the goodwill this generates has always paid off for me since all items I have bought have been received extremely well packed, and without any damage.

Whether you purchase from a store or private seller, the seller should take full responsibilty for packing the item in a manner that will provide substantial protection. Do stores charge for the proper packing? Not to my knowledge. Should sellers charge for packing the item, even if it requires double boxing? As a seller, I wouldn't charge for it; and as a buyer, I wouldn't pay for it. As a seller, I would want the buyer to receive the item in the condition it was advertised as. To assure the packing is adequate, I always over pack, and over tape.

I always let know to the buyer if there is an original box otherwise the box is being ordered from the manufacturer OR(i admit the small scam) by chance I take the box free from the dealer for a specific component if he sells it.
It realy depends on the price of the unit sold. If there is no box and the item is heavy I would only sell locally or order original ply-wood creates that cannot be cheap and are alot extra to the price paid for the unit. For shipping records if shipped three records or more I don't charge for the card-board LP mailer that is nearly $1.25 if bought with large quantities from www.bagsunlimited.com. Otherwise I charge $0.60 share price since I do accumulate and re-use some cardboard mailers that are incoming for my personal collection from ebay or other domestic and import record stores (certainly depending on its condition).
The other way of my shipping savings(to me and to the buyer) is the FedEx office that is located next to my office. When I bring the item to FedEx I avoid being charged a pick-up fee that is arround $3...7 depending on the size and the weight of the item.
In all cases the buyer should be notified about handling charges he might be facing and the buyer at the same time can negotiate (please note, that the key point is negotiation whether you're buyer or seller) it in terms of for instance splitting the handling charges between the two parties or let's say "My price offered is final and must include shipping in wood create and UPS or FedEx air. Got it?!".
Finally, in most of these cases you can get along with no complains just with proper negotiations no-matter if you're buyer or seller.

Cheers,
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