Thoughts on shipping a Jetsonic?

[Jennifer Rose Towing]

What are some thoughts on shipping a Jetsonic? Main concern is the incredible wasted space from the peak of the speaker section. The bar could be put in at an angle with the peak in the corner of the box or shipped separately but someone must have a better way. Thoughts? I am considering just stripping and selling parts individually unless I can figure out something reasonable.

 

[tsquale]

UPS Golf bag box (48x15x15) cut lengthwise in half, bubble wrap it well and then sandwich the box halves together and tape it all up. Sturdy package with minimal wasted space then.

Also, pro tip if you ship from MN, WI, IA, IL, ND, SD to anyone in MN, WI, IA, IL, ND, SD and parts of NE... use Spee-Dee delivery whenever possible. I have shipped full-size bars for as little as $12 and it is usually next day delivery.

 

[JohnMarcson]

What are some thoughts on shipping a Jetsonic? Main concern is the incredible wasted space from the peak of the speaker section. The bar could be put in at an angle with the peak in the corner of the box or shipped separately but someone must have a better way. Thoughts? I am considering just stripping and selling parts individually unless I can figure out something reasonable.

Way back when I tried to combine multiple bars and got burned by different series I had to unload the bars and locally wasn't an option because I had too many. I shipped them like a twinsonic meaning I just pretended the highest and deepest part (the speaker) was the actual dimension of the bar. The boxes were big but not really bigger than an XL9000 or Twinsonic, there are just voids to pad and fill. In today's shipping market I would only ship a super rare one for super rare $$$. You will probably spend $200 in shipping and packing if not more. As far as parting them out, I hate to see that but it's probably the way to cheaply sell them, especially on eBay.

 

[Jennifer Rose Towing]

UPS Golf bag box (48x15x15) cut lengthwise in half, bubble wrap it well and then sandwich the box halves together and tape it all up. Sturdy package with minimal wasted space then.

Also, pro tip if you ship from MN, WI, IA, IL, ND, SD to anyone in MN, WI, IA, IL, ND, SD and parts of NE... use Spee-Dee delivery whenever possible. I have shipped full-size bars for as little as $12 and it is usually next day delivery.

I did not know about Speedee, thanks. Otherwise just trying to avoid so much wasted space!

 

[gtpts27]

I've shipped 2 or 3 in the last year. Huge PITA to pack given the issue you raise. I've become a lot better at cutting down boxes since I shipped them. I'm guessing that would help a lot, but there'd still be a lot of empty space to fill. Given the speaker is angled out on both ends, you end up needing an even wider/deeper box than you'd think. Plus, the sharp and awkward edges of the speaker housing make it a bit tougher to protect than the typical bar shapes.

 

[JohnMarcson]

I did not know about Speedee, thanks. Otherwise just trying to avoid so much wasted space!

There is no good way to get around the wasted space. I did have one shipped to me that wasn't packed at all, just wrapped in plastic. It wasn't damaged but I didn't know that the person was doing it that way and wouldn't try that again.