How to Ship Anything

⚠️ Never ship sealed Pokémon product (booster boxes, ETBs, tins) in only its original shrink-wrap or a bubble mailer. Corner and edge dents destroy sealed-collectible value even when the product inside is untouched. Box-in-box with padding, and never tape onto the sealed packaging.

⚠️ The single most common guitar-shipping disaster is a snapped headstock from an end-drop. It is almost entirely preventable with detuning + headstock support + a case that can't shift — and almost never covered if you shipped in a gig bag or without proper packing.

⚠️ Unpalletised "floor-loaded" freight is the single biggest cause of furniture damage claims. Even when the carrier accepts floor-loaded items, they get handled 3-5x more in the network. Always palletise — the $20-$40 cost is paid back the first time you avoid a damage claim.

⚠️ Photographic documentation is mandatory for furniture freight claims. Photograph the item before packing, photograph the packed crate / pallet from all sides, photograph the loaded truck if possible, and photograph any visible damage immediately on delivery before signing. Sign the BOL (bill of lading) as "received with damage" if anything looks off — once you sign clean, claims are nearly impossible.

⚠️ Never ship a swollen, damaged, or recalled lithium battery pack as an ordinary parcel. Tape the terminals of every loose pack, bag each one individually, and choose ground service — an undeclared lithium battery in the air network is a genuine fire risk, not a paperwork technicality.

⚠️ Guard every blade and point rigidly and tape it closed — pruners, shears, axes, spades, tines and all. Sharp garden tools cut through boxes and cut the people who open them; a 'sharp contents' sticker is not protection, a rigid taped guard is.

⚠️ Always ship a yoga mat rolled, never folded. Folding creases the foam or rubber into fold lines a user feels underfoot — and on many mats those creases never fully relax. Roll it firmly, secure the roll, and ship it as a compact cylinder.