How to Pack & Ship a Stereo Receiver

You can feel confident selling to Reverb’s high-quality community of music makers. In this guide, we walk through how to ship a receiver with ease. Learn more tips on Reverb: bit.ly/3yw4kMq

[@gametime2473]

For heavy amps, you have to double box. It will rip one box apart sometimes. I put enough bubble wrap to protect the dials well and then wrap that in cardboard, making a makeshift box around it. Then bubble wrap or use packing paper and put in bigger box. Now that thing will survive almost anything.

[@Gabrielishere]

I always then put the box into a box that is 2" bigger, all around, and fill those gaps with styrofoam board. Single boxing, (even done "properly") has yielded far too many damaged stereo equipment for me to ever trust it again.

[@ivanbacon5753]

DO NOT USE PACKING PEANUTS. NEVER, NEVER USE PACKING PEANUTS FOR HEAVY AUDIO EQUIPMENT. DOUBLE BOX .

[@NickSiekierski]

I've double boxed with packing peanuts filled in between, worked fine, I'd trust it more than filler paper that can compress.

[@tom5043]

This is incorrect and will result in broken glass and knobs on the front. Nothing should touch the front.

[@audioworkshop1]

We have shipped hundreds. of components over the years, this is not overkill but a good primer on how to ship a receiver, which we do a lot of on Reverb. I would add extra styrofoam inside to the corners of the box this is where most of the damage is done in shipment. The challenge has always been to find a box that is large enough and has the extra corrugated layers in its construction. Most carriers will not honor an insurance claim if the box is just a single layer regardless of how well you pack the inside. Cheers!

[@jimmersonnobles]

What's the dimensions of the Box you using to pack the receiver.

[@stvlu733]

I find some of these procedures overkill and unnecessary. It might even do much more damage. I get all my packing materials for FREE. I do what I call a drop test on packed dead equipment to test and it holds up nicely even on the corners. I have shipped many heavy large items without damage even though the packaging does show signs of actual damage after delivery. Speakers are difficult to ship and require you ship with containers that are almost twice the size and less dense materials for a soft landing since most structures are wood and glue.I would almost ship some by a wooden crate instead of cardboard and it's not cheap.

[@ckoonsone]

what about the speaker terminals being damaged while you are standing it on end over and over

[@whitmore-project]

Hi

[@bboyxodus1]

what size box is that? and how can I get one?

[@GOGGLETUBESUCKS4UIC]

Pick dumpsters

[@PioneerGuy581]

shipping is always fun, i bought some pioneers on ebay, all packed bad. best practice is to "DOUBLE BOX" your unit.

[@hoosierhifi5183]

I hate when you spend thousands of dollars on a vintage receiver and hundreds in shipping cost on ebay only to have the seller use less than $3 in packaging material to ship the item thinking that is adequate. Blows my mind. It's gotten to the point I contact the seller prior link them videos on here to show what it takes to properly ship and make sure they can do that before I attempt a purchase. Otherwise it's a waste of time and money.