Packing Tips for your Photographic Equipment
Now that you've decided to sell us your photographic equipment, here are some tips that will help ensure that your package arrive to our company intact and in the best possible condition for our appraisal.
To
securely pack your equipment you will need a thick walled cardboard
box, heavy packaging tape, bubble wrap and foam peanuts. While newspaper
may seem to work for stuffing the box, it does not provide stable resistance
to prevent the items from floating in the box. If you do not have these
packing materials, you can purchase them at a packaging outlet or shipping
center.
Wrap
each piece of equipment individually in bubble wrap, and place in box
with peanuts so that there are peanuts between each item. Do not place
any items in the corners of the box or flush to the side of the box.
There should be at least three inches of peanuts between the items and
the sides of the box. Finish filling the box with peanuts so that closing
the top of the box takes some effort, this will ensure that when the
peanuts settle there will still be plenty to protect the equipment from
any impact to the box. When possible, double boxing is recommended (
putting the bubble wrapped items in one box with peanuts, and placing
that box with peanuts in a larger box). Securely tape the box with wide
packing tape in several directions and over all corners. Do not use
scotch tape, masking tape or electrical tape, these types of tape will
not hold the box intact or strong enough to resist crushing at the seams
or fall-out.
Remember
to include inside the box a complete list of all items you have sent,
and where applicable note serial numbers, model, etc. Also include your
complete shipping and billing address ( if they are different ), and
your daytime phone number. If you have been given a Purchase Order number,
please note those as well.
Finally,
please send your package and completely insure it for the replacement
value of the contents. If you're not sure of the best way to ship, please
contact us.
Please
understand that The Range Finder is not responsible for equipment that
arrives to us broken or damaged. We will, however, notify both the sender
and the shipper immediately and do what we can to expedite the claims
process.
The Range Finder buys, sells and trades fine pre-owned professional, collectable and semi-professional photographic equipment. We will pay you a fair price for your cameras, lenses, light meters, accessories, and darkroom equipment. We love Leica, Nikon, Hasselblad, and all medium and large format equipment. We buy scientific collectables such as microscopes and mechanical calculators.