aprest Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I plan to sell a pair of AR-3a speakers on ebay, on this forum or maybe Craig's List. I have been planning to sell them with a local pickup here in Maryland requirement because of the problem in shipping them. However I think that there might be people who would be interested in them if I could ship them.I bought these speakers new when I graduated from college and thus I don't have the original boxes. I could have sworn I saw a homepage where the company was selling AR-3Aa speakers and showed how carefully they packed them in cardboard boxes. Two questions: 1) does anyone know where I might get boxes for shipping (e.g. a company that has shipped used AR-3a speakers)?; or 2) how you might recommend I box them for shipment?Years ago I heard a funny story about a man who shipped his pair of large speakers by buying two seats on a Greyhound bus. The buyer told me that it was really funny when the bus pulled up and he had to unload them into his car.The speakers are in outstanding condition with potentiometers that work perfectly, woofers that just had the surrounds replaced, and mid-range and tweeters that sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Each separately, in a trash bag....... surrounded on all sides by foam insulation board (available at Home Depot and similar) cut to size, filling any space between the speaker and the cardboard carton, 2" thick, minimum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlspeak Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Be sure to package them yourself. Zilche's recommendations are good ones. Put the foam board on all 6 sides. The corners are the most critical.Don't let UPS package them. I've had some 'messes' show up at my door when customers have had UPS do the shipping. The boxes end up heavy with all the packaging materials. The drivers don't like it and treat them roughly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprest Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Each separately, in a trash bag....... surrounded on all sides by foam insulation board (available at Home Depot and similar) cut to size, filling any space between the speaker and the cardboard carton, 2" thick, minimum....OK - but where do you get a heavy duty carton that will fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlspeak Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 You might get lucky at a UPS store or try this large WWW supplier of shipping supplieshttp://www.uline.com/cls_04/Boxes-Corrugated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlausDK Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Two questions: 1) does anyone know where I might get boxes for shipping (e.g. a company that has shipped used AR-3a speakers)?; or 2) how you might recommend I box them for shipment?I recommend that you take a look at Tom Tysons post on the subject:http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Boar...amp;hl=shippingBRgds Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I recommend that you take a look at Tom Tysons post on the subject:I agree! Double boxing is essential and foam packing peanuts provide cushioning. Take a look at johnieo's comments in that Ken Kantor thread. And if there IS a mishap, the shipper can't say it was inadequately protected. Tom's method is the best. I use this for delicate electronics and tube radios--have shipped to Australia etc. with no problem.Good luck!Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlausDK Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 And don't use foam peanuts, unless you use double boxing, it destroys the tweeters and/or the front frame fabric.BRgds Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprest Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Thanks everyone for responding to my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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