AMEN! 73 de Jerry, KØEJF E.J.(Jerry) Forwood -- "Greg Gore; WA1KBQ" wrote: The problem is many private individuals (like many you buy radios from and have them shipped to you) simply do not know (or don't care) what the package will have to endure throughout the process and what constitutes good damage preventative packing. Folks assume the driver is going to hand carry it for preferential treatment through the entire process I guess. If you pack to survive being thrown down a flight of stairs you will probably be OK. Fact is when you buy an electronic item or microwave oven today the box it came in and the packing inside has been well planned and designed by engineers for protection of finished surfaces, distribution of forces and energy absorption to successfully handle those same stresses and loads. When we ask someone to ship a radio to us no engineer is involved in the packing in most cases. I would never expect to receive an SX-88 or similarly valued item unscathed if I were you. You should plan to get in your car, bite the bullet and just go get it if you don't want to get involved with smashed knobs, bent controls, broken dial glass and bent twisted cabinets, etc. No offense intended. Regards, Greg ----------------------------------------------------------- This list is a public service of the City of Tempe, Arizona ----------------------------------------------------------- Subscription control - http://www.tempe.gov/lists/control.asp?list=BOATANCHORS To post - BOATANCHORS@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV Archives - http://listserv.tempe.gov/archives/BOATANCHORS.html ----------------------------------------------------------- This list is a public service of the City of Tempe, Arizona ----------------------------------------------------------- Subscription control - http://www.tempe.gov/lists/control.asp?list=BOATANCHORS To post - BOATANCHORS@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV Archives - http://listserv.tempe.gov/archives/BOATANCHORS.html