I think Magnepan's biggest failing is not adding a couple hundred bucks to these somewhat fragile speakers and crating the pair.......
They send multiple pairs to dealers stacked on a pallet, but the dealer always removes them from the pallet if he ship UPS and then UPS turns them into abstract art.......
I speak from experience:
https://stewart0722.smugmug.com/Other/Magnepan-damage-photos/
My advice to you:
If someone wants you to ship them, have someone build a crate for the pair with styro on all sides, and tell the buyer that's the only way you'll do it.......shipping them UPS or freight in the standard cartons, which are nothing more than a thin covering for the speakers will result in about a 50% chance of them arriving undamaged.......
Spend the extra money........have a crate built......there are shipping
co's in every major city that can do this for a couple hundred bucks....
They send multiple pairs to dealers stacked on a pallet, but the dealer always removes them from the pallet if he ship UPS and then UPS turns them into abstract art.......
I speak from experience:
https://stewart0722.smugmug.com/Other/Magnepan-damage-photos/
My advice to you:
If someone wants you to ship them, have someone build a crate for the pair with styro on all sides, and tell the buyer that's the only way you'll do it.......shipping them UPS or freight in the standard cartons, which are nothing more than a thin covering for the speakers will result in about a 50% chance of them arriving undamaged.......
Spend the extra money........have a crate built......there are shipping
co's in every major city that can do this for a couple hundred bucks....