shipping tips

1. If you ship UPS read their packing requirements carefully.

2. If you've accepted paypal read their requirements carefully. There's a checklist that includes countries you're not protected in as well as the most broken rule...ship with a confirmation receipt ALWAYS. You have to meet all their requirements to be covered (which is to stay you're still wide open for a scam but...)

3. I once had an inspector come over and the best thing I did was to be very friendly to him, offer a cold drink and chat about his job...The buck stops with the inspector who has lots of leeway deciding whether or not to cover you.

In the future if you ship UPS have the UPS store pack and ship, more expensive but they cant fight you on poor packing, large speakers ship BAX Global, good luck and sorry to hear your bad fortune.

Ship FEDX ground insured. Pack heavy items (30-+LBs) with 2-3 inches styrofoam .shipper processes claims. GOOD LUCK!
Call buyer to "feel him/her out" . Do they appear to be honest/sincere or are they part swappers. Buyers are really getting good at scamming buyers..

Thanks for all the good advice. "Part swappers"...never even heard of that...what's that about? How much importance do you place on the other party's prior feedback in weeding out potential rats?