umcoo Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Hello there. I'm selling my bass on ebay and want to know the best way to ship it. It has a hardshell case, but should i put that in a big cardboard box also?? Or is the case ok on it's own? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='umcoo' post='78350' date='Oct 23 2007, 03:47 PM']Hello there. I'm selling my bass on ebay and want to know the best way to ship it. It has a hardshell case, but should i put that in a big cardboard box also?? Or is the case ok on it's own? Thanks![/quote] Definitely wrap it up and put it in a cardboard box - otherwise you risk damage to the case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 yeah I would - although I have received a couple of guitars/basses that were just sent in the hardcases and they turned up completely intact and some loony sent an unpadded gig bag with a guitar in off with parcelforce - no box or anything, which turned up with the address label hanging off and no more than a broken tuner. Not that I'd recommend doing that. Every one I've sent has been in a cardboard box and most of them were in hardcases too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='78377' date='Oct 23 2007, 04:22 PM']yeah I would - although I have received a couple of guitars/basses that were just sent in the hardcases and they turned up completely intact and some loony sent an unpadded gig bag with a guitar in off with parcelforce - no box or anything, which turned up with the address label hanging off and no more than a broken tuner. Not that I'd recommend doing that. Every one I've sent has been in a cardboard box and most of them were in hardcases too.[/quote] Thnaks for the replies...may I ask where you got a suitable sized box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkysimon Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've received guitars in a hard shell case wrapped in a couple of layers of brown paper which were fine. The last guitar I received via Royal Mail was mailed in a gig bag inside a big cardboard box that had been stuffed with balled plastic bags and bubble wrap, with a plank selotaped along the neck/body for extra strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='umcoo' post='78387' date='Oct 23 2007, 04:33 PM']Thnaks for the replies...may I ask where you got a suitable sized box?[/quote] Buying basses on ebay usually Sorry if that's unhelpful I have no idea really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 go and ask your local guitar shop - they're always chucking them out. Other than that, you could go to a bike shop although it would need a bit of adapting. Anything really, i've sent em in boxes i've adapted that had ikea furniture in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkysimon Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='78402' date='Oct 23 2007, 04:46 PM']Anything really, i've sent em in boxes i've adapted that had ikea furniture in[/quote] Yeah, this is what I usually see/do for ebay stuff. Then mummify the thing in sellotape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks guys! Off to the music store i go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 carefull, if you go to soundcontrol they will only want to give you certain brands and types of cardboard box, which may or may not have been what you asked for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 [quote name='umcoo' post='78387' date='Oct 23 2007, 04:33 PM']Thnaks for the replies...may I ask where you got a suitable sized box?[/quote] Check out a bicycle shop. They get their bikes delivered in pretty large boxes. I also used some expanded polystyrene and lots of tape from Wicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 A box for a 46" TV is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiephoenix Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 If a cardboard box is hard to find for it, then just get a wide sheet of bubblewrap and tape it securely about the hardcase. I have had 2 basses shipped to me in this way and there was no damage whatsoever to the case. also, the last, since it was a semi-hardcase, like the sadowsky ones, also had cardboard taped on the ends just for a little extra protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 [quote name='Aussiephoenix' post='78933' date='Oct 24 2007, 04:11 PM']If a cardboard box is hard to find for it, then just get a wide sheet of bubblewrap and tape it securely about the hardcase. I have had 2 basses shipped to me in this way and there was no damage whatsoever to the case. also, the last, since it was a semi-hardcase, like the sadowsky ones, also had cardboard taped on the ends just for a little extra protection.[/quote] that was me wot sent it this is how i sent Bassaussie his Sadowsky. It went in a Protec semi-hard case (a bit like the Zero-G cases). I made sure that I braced the bass inside the case with some bits of polystyrene, ensuring that the neck also had plenty of support too. Once I had the case all closed, I chucked it about a little bit to make sure that there wasn't any moveent inside the case. Then I constucted two corner guards out of some old carboard boxes. Each custom fitted for each end of the case, and taping them in place. Then I wrapped up the whole thing with standard bubble wrap (of which I had a big "catering pack" roll), wrapping it around in a gradual spiral so I only had to cut it once at the end. When the bubble wrap was taped in place, I used lots of additional masking/wrapping tape to bind up all the packaging and make sure everything was secure. All this because I cannot find anywhere selling appropriate cardboard boxes! Hope that is of some use to anyone thinking of shipping a bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiephoenix Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 [quote name='Gwilym' post='79117' date='Oct 24 2007, 09:42 PM']this is how i sent Bassaussie his Sadowsky...[/quote] Bassaussie? hehe, I really need to change my username, 2 aussie bassplayers in portugal, and thats what you get. hehe. [quote name='Gwilym' post='79117' date='Oct 24 2007, 09:42 PM']Once I had the case all closed, I chucked it about a little bit [/quote] You barstard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 What a thorough reply! Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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