I recently bought a nice used pre-amp and although it arrived in great shape, it was not the original box. I spoke with the manufacturer, who is an excellent human, to order an original box in case I moved or needed service, etc. He informed me that he pays $200 per shipping box. He laughed and noted it is a custom sized box, but otherwise was mostly 8 foam corners. Says his price (he does not mark-up his resale price) has skyrocketed recently. He recommended I keep box it was shipped in with the molded foam and not spent the $200.
