Best Ebay Package ever! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Zucca
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 06:02:44 am
content: Not affiliated with the seller in any way.I bought a heavy TOPAZ isolation transformer recently, here the package I found:I was just blown away...7 starts toclassik-kars-n-elektroniqueshttp://www.ebay.com/usr/classik-kars-n-elektroniques?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 06:15:21 am
content: Now that is good packaging, using a method that will not easily be damaged in shipping. You could even use the inner wood panels as a box with a little glue and some screws.

author: Zucca
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 06:22:34 am
content: Right even better, but the nice touch to screw the beast on the bottom wood piece is preventing any sort of damage quite well.Massive!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 06:30:52 am
content: Bolting it down is standard for any electrical or mechanical equipment that is heavy enough that it needs a wooden box to hold it. I have gotten motors that came that way, even though they were sent in container loads but each was on an individual wooden board stacked on top of each other, then strapped and wrapped in shrinkwrap onto a disposable wooden pallet.

author: WackyGerman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 07:43:30 am
content: really commendable packaged . I wish everybody would do it when sending heavy stuff like that

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 08:49:54 am
content: Excellent quality packaging indeed. Maybe the wood was part of the original packaging the transformer was delivered in, or maybe the seller went the extra mile and made the box.This raises an issue. When arriving into Australia via an aeroplane, you have to declare all wooded products in case there is some disease or parasite in the timber that could ruin entire industries here. I suspect infested timber products could easily be imported under the radar into Australia via eBay, unless all deliveries are irradiated (I doubt it).I don't think Italy worries about such things. Maybe the environment we are protecting is a lot more sensitive than that in Europe. A couple of months ago I went to Paris from Australia via a stop over in Guangzhou. Not only were there no customs officials present at Charles de Gaulle, there was no paperwork to fill in, no nothing. I didn't even get my passport stamped upon entry. I just collected my luggage and was on my way. I drove to Italy no problems. Similar thing 2 years ago when I arrived in Rome late at night. I could be carrying anything - no one seemed to care.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 09:06:55 am
content: No no no no no!If you package something like this every impact will be transferred directly into the transformer (or any other device). It is by far the worst thing to do! The sender should have used a sturdy box and pad the inside with styrofoam. That way the shocks will be absorbed without damaging the transformer.There is no comparison with heavy motors. That sort of stuff is lifted with a fork lift and handled carefully. Postal packages are thrown and kicked around all the time.

author: romantronixlab
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 11:07:54 am
content: Beautiful packing. Close to what I did for a DVD player/recorder but I did with rubberized foam instead.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2014, 11:45:06 am
content: That is good packaging. I once received a NST packaged in a very similar way.nctnico, relax.It is an iron core transformer, not a ferrite one. If postal kicks it around they will end up with a broken toe. O0