[FSPA] Shipping Games?

[The Bob]

What kills me is the number of people that ship games with the legs on.
Why oh why?  It's not designed to be transported that way.

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Dan Reynolds <daniel.j.reynolds at gmail.com>
wrote:

> i had a game shipped to me once via NAVL (A collector's quality Funhouse,
> legs on, head down, wrapped very well with plastic and blankets and the
> bottoms of the legs fortified so they wouldn't bend).  It's probably the
> best option, but that doesn't mean it's a great option.  The company itself
> does nothing to ensure it's packed right.  The seller needs to cushion the
> hell out of the game, and even then it's a total Russian Roulette spin
> regarding the competency of the labor moving the pin around as it makes its
> journey.  The guys who delivered it to me didn't know what they were
> delivering, and also didn't know what a pinball machine was.  They were
> fine, though.  The game arrived okay.
>
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:21 AM, The Bob via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> They do as little as possible.  Safe shipping is the shipper's
>> responsibility.  I've had games shipped to me that were strapped to a
>> pallet in perfect condition.  I've also had games arrive (via Uship which I
>> don't recommend) in the middle of somebody's SUV wrapped in plastic and
>> that's it.  When I was a LOT younger I worked in warehouses.  Almost
>> everyone working there would have met the criteria for a DUI walking
>> around.  It's a boring job, what else are ya gonna do? ;)
>>
>> I shipped a game to a guy in the original Stern box once which I felt
>> pretty good about.  When I shipped my ACDC I spent probably 2 hours
>> protecting every corner and side with a layer of cardboard, blankets,
>> another layer of cardboard and an entire roll of shrinkwrap.  They both
>> arrived unscathed.
>>
>> Given the way the universe is headed if I personally did a long-distance
>> transaction more than 1-2K I'd use an escrow service.  PayPal hasn't F'd me
>> but lots of people have lost their money and their games so caveat emptor.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Steve Peck via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> anyone ever ship games to a buyer via i.e. navl?
>>>
>>> how does that normally go with exchanging payment, responsibility of
>>> shipping, etc?
>>>
>>> like does navl inspect the game on behalf of the buyer or what? No Idea
>>> how this works. any insight is appreciated.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> Steve
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