Ebay Shipping | How to ship a guitar

You’ve just sold your cherished 1972 Stratocaster in order to make your rent payment… (well hopefully you’re not that desparate). Now you need to get it shipped to your buyer undamaged.

The first thing you need to do is loosen all the strings. Then take a piece of cloth and place it between the fretboard and strings. Pull the cloth around the back of the neck and secure with tape, making sure that the tape doesn’t contact the wood. If the guitar will be shipping in it’s own case, it’s probably fine to lock it up. But if the case is ill-fitting, you’ll need to take extra padding material and place it around the guitar to keep it from rattling around. If you have to use extra padding, the guitar should be wrapped in a dye free cloth. This will prevent discoloration, as the the plastic or styrofoam filling will cause a chemical reaction with the guitar’s finish.

If the guitar doesn’t have a case. You’ll still want to do all the above steps, then find a box that will allow at least 3″ around the entire guitar for packing materials. DO NOT USE NEWSPAPER AS FILLER – IT WILL DECOMPRESS AS THE PACKAGE IS MOVED. Packing peanuts should be 3″ deep on the bottom of the box. The NON-CASED guitar should be wrapped entirely in bubble wrap (don’t forget to wrap the guitar in cloth first!)

Then finally place the guitar in the box and fill with packing peanuts or peanuts. If the guitar doesn’t have a case, we recommend double boxing it. The outter box should be slightly larger in order for more packing peanuts to be added between boxes.

Hopefully you’ve charged enough for shipping and can pay your rent!

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