I've seen several threads lately about marquees being packaged poorly and either bending/warping in the mail or even breaking. This is nothing new to those of us who have been in this hobby for many years. Hell, I ran into this very issue within my first 6 or so months of collecting, when I purchased a glass marquee that came shattered to my doorstep.
Anyway, because of all the threads that showcase poor packing of marquees, I figured I'd share an example of an exemplary packing job done by Neo-Geo forum member Kiselgof. I believe he is also a member here under the name shockmatrix.
Looking back, I wish I'd taken better pictures, but I think you can tell that this NOS marquee could have survived just about anything the post office might have thrown at it (figuratively and literally).
When I first saw the box on my doorstep, I wasn't even sure what it could be, as I wasn't expecting a box quite so big. Even once I started to unpack it, I had no idea until I dug in there a bit and saw the bubble wrap rolled around something. Needless to say, I was very impressed.
To give you an idea of the amount of awesome that went into this packing job, let me run you through the layers:
Armor removed:
Anyway, because of all the threads that showcase poor packing of marquees, I figured I'd share an example of an exemplary packing job done by Neo-Geo forum member Kiselgof. I believe he is also a member here under the name shockmatrix.
Looking back, I wish I'd taken better pictures, but I think you can tell that this NOS marquee could have survived just about anything the post office might have thrown at it (figuratively and literally).
When I first saw the box on my doorstep, I wasn't even sure what it could be, as I wasn't expecting a box quite so big. Even once I started to unpack it, I had no idea until I dug in there a bit and saw the bubble wrap rolled around something. Needless to say, I was very impressed.
To give you an idea of the amount of awesome that went into this packing job, let me run you through the layers:
- Several inches of large bubble wrap lines the bottom of the box
- The backside of the marquee is protected with paper first, to prevent scratching (the front is already protected from the factory)
- The marquee is then wrapped in small bubble wrap
- The wrapped marquee is then protected by cardboard (a priority mail box)
- The wrapped and armored marquee is then further wrapped in three layers of large bubble wrap, then taped almost to where this things would be water proof
- The wrapped/armored/wrapped marquee is this placed inside the box which is securely taped shut
Armor removed:
