The one time I received a total smashed mess, JVC Two Arm Plinth, TT81, Tonearm, Dust Cover, Feet of the Plinth, the poor unacceptable packaging was done by seller, the insurance I paid for was purchased by the seller, thus the claim had to be documented locally by me at a UPS USA service center, and then the claim had to be made by the seller with UPS Canada, it was a near disaster,
I got help from my CC fraud Protection, and I therefore advise, use your best credit card to fund paypal or other purchases, get an invoice for goods, pay extra for paypal protection, split it or pay it all, have that protection, not friends and family.
Call your credit card company before the purchase, I confirmed protection when I bought a tonearm from Russia. I even confirmed coverage with Square Trade when I bought the arm a 3 yr warranty, which I used when I needed to have the arm rewired by VAS.
UPS Canada sold the seller insurance, then said invoice says 'vintage', "we do not insure antiques", and in any case it was not double boxed which they require,
Thank goodness I found Vlad, also in Canada, he knows what he is doing.
One of the UPS Pack and Ship pair of AR-2ax speakers I did successfully came from Canada, went perfectly.
